Word: perring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...resolutions called for 25 per cent of next year's admissions to city planning departments to be members of minority groups. At present, only 4 percent of the city planning students in the country belong to minority groups. There are no blacks in the first or second-year classes at Harvard...
Recent counts of suspended particulates (smoke and ash) in Boston's air are, on the average, about 25 per cent higher than the "adverse health effects" figures set by the U.S. Public Health Service. The Massachusetts Department of Health's tentative control proposal is the same as the minimum "adverse health effects" level, according to a leaflet distributed by the coalition...
...graduate students are in a curious position. They are recruited into specialized programs, and receive specialized degrees. Yet a poll taken last year indicated that about 85 per cent of them are strongly opposed to a split. The interdisciplinary setup is "mercly icing on the cake-but it's really nice icing," said Gregg Thomson, a member of DeVore's committee who had helped coordinate the poll. "It allows for continual growth and transformation," he added, Furthermore, the graduate students have been doing most of the teaching recently. So they have both professional and educational obligations to look after...
...delays over clearing the library site mean. however, that Kennedy Library officials are now faced with a difficult decision. During the past years, the estimated cost of building the library has risen by 35 to 50 per cent. The $8.5 million already collected for the library construction will not be enough to pay for the facilities originally planned...
...furor was started by Prince Philip. While on a visit to the U.S. earlier this month, he was asked on television if the Queen was having trouble making ends meet on her allowance of $1,140,000 per year. "We go into the red next year," replied Philip. He added that he might have to give up polo, and the royal family "may have to move into smaller premises...