Word: percents
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Furcolo's biggest bombshell did not fall among the economy-minded Republicans, who narrowly control the upper house of the General Court. Although he was elected with heavy support from organized labor, the new Governor has proposed to raise added tax revenue by a state-wide three percent limited sales tax, traditionally the breadwinner's anathema. His party, meanwhile--under Senate leader John E. Powers and buttressed by a detailed survey prepared by Arnold M. Soloway, assistant professor of Economics--has stood strongly behind temporary relief through eliminating loopholes in the existing structure. To the terror of the Associated Industries...
...Annex, 47 percent held the Group III or better standing required for the List, while only 35 percent of Harvard men were included in the top three groups. A rise in grades usually takes place during the spring term; the 39 percent of Harvard students on Dean's List at the end of the 1956 spring semester, and the 52 percent at Radcliffe constituted increases over the first semester of last year...
...Harvard, 42.6 percent of seniors achieved Dean's List standing, as did 59 percent of Radcliffe seniors; 36.4 percent of Harvard juniors, 54 percent of Radcliffe juniors; 36.4 percent of Harvard sophomores, 42 percent of Radcliffe sophomores; 31.5 percent of Harvard freshmen, and 40 percent of Radcliffe freshmen...
...survey on "graduate student attitudes" revealed that Elder's proposal met with the approval of 75 percent of those whose opinions were sampled. Nine percent objected, and the remainder had no opinion...
Some Council members were doubtful that P.B.H. control would improve the drive, since, as vice-president Carl F. Sloane '57 pointed out, about 96 percent of the solicitors for this year's drive were members of the P.B.H. committee. Stearns denied this figure, adding that fewer P.B.H. members helped solicit this year than in the past...