Word: philanthropists
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...brutal as those of any other South African mine. Actions speak louder than words. Never by word nor deed did Engelhard condemn the migrant labor system which he enforced and from which he profited. He never once demanded an end to political repression. Engelhard may have been a philanthropist at home, but throwing money about does not absolve him of responsibility for the inhumane methods in which he earned that wealth. He may have contributed money to the NAACP, but the NAACP did not feel obligated to name a building after...
Weld will probably have a place in the future of Massachusetts politics even if he loses to Bellotti. A direct descendant of the philanthropist who gave Harvard Weld Hall, the 32-year-old Weld is steeped in Yankee and Ivy League tradition. He possesses a powerful ego, a sharp mind, and a kind of insouciance that exudes confidence...
DIED. John D. Rockefeller 3rd, 72, philanthropist and patron of the arts, and the eldest of the five sons of Oil Tycoon John D. Rockefeller Jr.; in a car crash near the family's estate in Pocantico Hills, N.Y. (see NATION...
Ralph Lowell '12, distinguished Boston resident, civic leader and philanthropist, died Monday in Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain...
...however, the building was declared a city landmark, and restoration began in 1976 under the direction of Architect Edward Larrabee Barnes. Philanthropist Enid A. Haupt funded the entire cost of the renovation with a gift of $5 million. The result is both handsome and ingenious. Even a new underground passageway, which left to its own devices would resemble nothing so much as a subway tunnel, will be put to pleasant use: in artificial light, aquarium plants, mushrooms and mosses will flourish...