Word: mta
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Escorted on his 35-minute tour by L. Gard Wiggins, administrative vice-president, Paul H. Buck, director of the University library, and other officials, Kennedy inspected the Bennett St. MTA yards, Business School land, the Cambridge Art Center, and the Shady Hills site on Francis Ave. He also stopped briefly at the Larz Anderson estate in Brookline...
Although Wiggins said two weeks ago that "the President is giving priority to the MTA yards," Kennedy was non-committal after Saturday's visit. When asked about the yards specifically, Kennedy said he was still "trying to decide." He noted that the yards were "still owned by the MTA...
Wiggins said last night that Kennedy wanted to discuss the matter further, and described him as "uncommitted" at the present time. It is thought that strong White House interest in placing the library on the MTA land would improve the University's chances of obtaining the yards...
Kenneally said the MTA General Manager Thomas J. McLernon had "intimated" that Kernneally might withdraw his bill, but had not explicitly requested that he do so. McLernon had also "intimated" that a compromise solution was possible, according to Kenneally, but the chance of reaching an agreement...
...another development bearing on the sale of the Bennett St. Yards, Gov. Endicott Peabody '42 decided over the weekend not to press for the appointment of Edward Dana to there MTA Board of Trustees. Dana, a former general manager of the MTA, is generally considered receptive to Harvard's bid for the Yards...