Word: maintainence
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Despite the intense nature of the work, most of the current Astronomy majors maintain a certain stoic "we asked for it; now we're getting it" attitude. They have to. Concentration in Astronomy means long hours of lab work, virtual sacrifice of extensive extra-curricular activities...
Since five, Fred Harrington, Jim Holt, Bill Dowd, Arthur George, and Capt. Howie Hall, of 1946's distinguished light eight are still rowing, it might be reasonable to expect another bumper season; but Coach Haines points out that a reputation is harder to maintain than to acquire. The empty places have been claimed by Dave Clark, a strong number five, and Henry Erhard who fulfills particularly well one of the cardinal functions of a good bow man, namely to bring the weight average down. His weight: 137. Despite this amazing individual achievement, the boat as a whole is too heavy...
...officials were already noting, in their minds, what might happen if capitalism, in war's aftermath, did not "catch." Said one: "I am convinced there is a most serious question whether we can maintain our private enterprise economy [in the U.S.] if the rest of the world is socialist. . . . We will almost certainly be driven to state trading, at the very least...
...Americans (and all Communists) who are screaming that the Truman Doctrine bypasses U.N. Said Austin: "It is by combining national and international action . . . that the members of the United Nations can advance the cause of collective security." Quoting President Truman, he added: "In helping free and independent nations to maintain their freedom, the U.S. will be giving effect to ... the Charter...
...Encourage new press ventures, new techniques, maintain competition through the antitrust laws, but use those laws sparingly to break up big units; and see to it that "necessary" monopolies operate in the public interest...