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...done it all just right. Now we're climbing up there into the blue yonder-can't let those bombs go just now, see, they'll melt us out of the sky. Now soon we'll be over the target. Okay now you'll see. Just pull back that lever. Uh huh. A little more...

Author: By Robin V. B. davis, | Title: Children Before Harvard-What? An Afternoon Narrative of a high-flyer | 11/12/1969 | See Source »

Rick Brown '71 moved that N.A.C. rally support through a one-day occupation of the CFIA. October 31. After discussion, the meeting rejected Brown's proposal but reserved occupation as "a possible lever for enforcing our demands...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NAC Convenes, Proposes Disruption at M.I.T. Labs | 10/22/1969 | See Source »

...Young Americans for Freedom (VAF) opposed "Harvard's becoming a political lever and surrendering its intellectual independence by taking official political stands. While supporting...

Author: By Nina Bernstein, | Title: Harvard Political Groups State Views on Vietnam Moratorium | 10/11/1969 | See Source »

...surcharge has been stalled in the Senate. The delay has produced frustration on the part of Republicans, who have been pushing for passage of the Administration's key anti-inflation program, and satisfaction on the part of Democrats, who were determined to use the bill as a lever to bring about tax reform. The struggle has also caused confusion for employers, who have been puzzled about how much tax to withhold from paychecks, and uncertainty throughout the already troubled economy (see BUSINESS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: Two-Thirds of a Loaf | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

...theory, the surtax is a fiscal mechanism, a key weapon in the fight against inflation. In practice-as two Presidents have discovered to their chagrin-Congress has found it a handy lever for forcing its fiscal views on the Chief Executive. Last year a House coalition compelled Lyndon Johnson to accept stringent budget cuts before they would pass the tax. This year liberals in the Senate are demanding as their price for extending the surcharge a major overhaul of the entire tax structure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Senate: Surtax Under Siege | 7/25/1969 | See Source »

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