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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...During the past week I had the opportunity to make use of the Phillips Brooks Housing List in looking for an apartment for a married couple who are friends of mine. The couple happens to be Negro; I am not. In checking into the various names on the list, I would approach a landlord or superintendent inquiring as to whether or not they still had vacancies, to which the answer was often affirmative. My next question was whether or not these people would rent to Negroes, and more often than not the answer was negative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAMBRIDGE DISCRIMINATION | 9/25/1958 | See Source »

Conant, former high commissioner to West Germany, has been studying secondary education in American schools for the past two years, under a Carnegie grant. He is expected to publish a full report on his findings late in the year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conant Stresses Language Needs In High Schools | 9/25/1958 | See Source »

Kennedy explained yesterday that his campaigning will be less formal than it has been in the past: much of it will be done in "streets and factories" rather than at "tea parties...

Author: By Alan H. Grossman, | Title: Kennedy Starts Campaign | 9/24/1958 | See Source »

...Junior Lanny Keyes, who was All-Ivy last year and who sports one of the longest kicks seen in a long time, is a fixture at left fullback, while Captain Terry O'Malley will start on the right. But both of these men have had leg troubles in the past and, as Munro puts it, "if we lose either of these men, we're in trouble...

Author: By James W. B. benkard, | Title: Injuries Cloud Soccer Team Predictions; Coach Munro Must Rebuild 'Dark Horse' | 9/24/1958 | See Source »

...next six weeks, the tanned candidate said he was not concerned about piling up more votes than his running mates or increasing the 70,000 vote plurality he received in 1952. Kennedy also stated that he will cooperate with other Democrats on the ticket, "as I have in the past...

Author: By Alan H. Grossman, | Title: Kennedy Starts Campaign | 9/24/1958 | See Source »

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