Word: lane
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chairman Volcker remains a man on the spot. Lane Kirkland, George Meany's apparent successor as president of the AFL-CIO, has already condemned the Fed's big rate boost as the "wrong move at the wrong time." Economist John Kenneth Galbraith labeled the Federal Reserve's program "an incredibly dubious policy" that will cause a steeper decline but help very little in slowing inflation...
When trouble does arise, it is handled collectively, as with any other business decision. Students vote on disciplinary action in the case of theft, and "there is peer pressure to behave," Lane says...
...These are kids, who, regardless of their ability, have schoolophobia. They just can't function in school," Susan A. Lane, one of the four teacher-directors, says...
Thanks to everyone who took the time to send in answers to the quiz. The winner of "The Ultimate Baseball Book" is the team of Tim Christen-feld, Eames Demetrios, Chuck Lane and Carol Bezirganian of E entry in Canaday. The freshman foursome answered 114 of the questions correctly in an awesome display of procrastination. Honorable mention must go to Ben Zurier of Weld Hall who soloed his way to 94 correct answers. The winners should call The Crimson [495-7890] to claim their prize...
...event had been long expected, yet it still came as a shock that reverberated through the U.S. labor movement. After 24 embattled years as president of the AFL-CIO, George Meany, 85 and ailing, announced last week that he would retire in November. When AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland broke the news to the members of the federation's executive council, they sat in stunned silence...