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Word: lowe (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...then tells him to shut up when he tries to answer. A girl in the student grill waves a New York Times article in the air asking how they are to trust an administration that planted police spies in student organizations. Students and faculty members grouped in front of Low Library at night exchange dramatic monologues on campus politics until one retires in frustration...

Author: By John G. Short, | Title: Columbia Struck | 6/3/1968 | See Source »

...marching Poor People have tried to avoid this obstacle by limiting their guaranteed-income proposal to those too young, too old, or too infirm to work. But this doesn't strike at the real problem: the shortage of jobs in America for unskilled or low-skilled workers. When there are jobs, they are usually deficient in either money income or psychic income. Welfare programs and retraining are inadequate, and there is a serious question whether they could ever eliminate poverty...

Author: By Jerald R. Gerst, | Title: Subsidizing Incomes | 5/31/1968 | See Source »

...should make up the full difference between the income and the base figure. By making up less than the full difference, the bill tries to offer incentives to working and allay middle class fears that millions of people would be satisfied with the base figure instead of their presently low incomes and quit their jobs...

Author: By Jerald R. Gerst, | Title: Subsidizing Incomes | 5/31/1968 | See Source »

...flat guarantee of a certain base figure probably would have disincentive effects on low-income laborers. Those who had incomes close to the figure would almost certainly quit work (unless several hundred dollars and getting away from wife and family were worth a forty hour week). And because the choice of the base figures may be rather arbitrary, there are bound to be inequities. The problem of equity becomes more acute the closer the base figure comes to the actual amount necessary to maintain a standard of living that could be described as middle class. The position of the middle...

Author: By Jerald R. Gerst, | Title: Subsidizing Incomes | 5/31/1968 | See Source »

...large group, about 800, students, will be from abroad. The appeal of summer dormitory life evidently is low as nearly 70% of the students will live off campus, Crooks said...

Author: By James C. Kitch, | Title: Summer School Project Will Train Southern Negro 'Faculty, Students | 5/31/1968 | See Source »

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