Word: permit
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Cambridge Board of Appeals has voted to issue a building permit for the construction of Quincy House, the CRIMSON definitely learned last night. The official announcement is expected some time today...
...addition to granting the University permission to build the House, the permit names certain restrictions, not yet revealed, with which the construction of the building must comply. The restrictions should not, however, alter the present concept of the structure...
...permit was issued despite various "interests" which are "against" the proposal enabling the University to construct the building. Since the subject was debated for several days, the vote was postponed for almost a week...
...that even an individual who knew Copey well could present a fair picture of him, since the life of with and studied idiosyncrasy which he sustained had too many facets and roles to be adequately summarized. And he never "let down his guard" suficiently to any one person to permit revelations of an intimate variety. Thus the approach to Copey through his legend, however inadequate and dangerous, is the only one available until his Boswell comes along...
Double Splash. After getting a rare permit from the Australian government to catch platypuses, which are rigidly protected, Fleay made 22 sorties from his home in West Burleigh, Queensland. Tramping along the streams in a moving cloud of mosquitoes, he watched for the ripples stirred by swimming platypuses and listened for the characteristic double splash they make when they hit the water. In likely places he set funnel-mouthed box traps, caught a few adult platypuses and lots of eels and catfish...