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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The most heated debate of the day came on the question of proroguing the legislative session, which in the past has run as long as January through November. Calling for the overwhelming defeat of the proposed amendment, speakers claimed would "throw the body of Parliamentary procedure to the public to...

Author: By Martin S. Levine, | Title: Legislature Approves Amendment To Give Governor Four-Year Term | 5/9/1963 | See Source »

Harvard's powerful field squad swept to an overwhelming first-day lead in the Greater Boston Intercollegiate track championships at Brandeis yesterday, capturing four of the seven events completed. The Crimson was again paced by Chris Ohiri, who surpassed his two-week old University record in the hop, step, and...

Author: By David M. Gordon, | Title: Trackmen Sweep to Lead in G.B.I., Capture Four Field Event Finals | 5/8/1963 | See Source »

While Communism's image was eroding, the West was growing stronger with the emergence of the Common Market as a great economic power. Together, the Common Market nations nearly match Russia in population (173 million to 222 million), steel production, electric power output and other measures of economic heft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign Relations: The Great Deflation | 5/3/1963 | See Source »

Perpetual Truce. But then Allah responded to the sheik's prayers-belatedly, but in overwhelming measure. Two vast oilfields have been tapped by British drilling teams, one at Murban in the sandy interior, the other in the shallow coastal waters of the gulf. Conservative oilmen estimate Abu Dhabi'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Sheik Jackpot | 5/3/1963 | See Source »

Yet there are many different kinds of schools which are members of NSA. It is debatable whether a hard and fast rule demanding direct election would bring about better representation in such a variety of situations; not to mention the overwhelming problems it might create on a few campuses. The...

Author: By Mare J. Roberts, | Title: National Student Association: Old Criticisms Take New Turn | 4/30/1963 | See Source »

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