Word: prods
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...American scene," the "capitalistic-based administrators" who run the University, Christian choir-singers who sell out on their faith for two bucks a throw, and concludes with an affirmation that "the number of blobs at Harvard is infinite." No doubt this will prompt at least one 'Cliffie to prod her roommate with "See, I told you, we should have gone to Ohio State where men are really...
...through fiscal 1961 alone. The nation's planners agree that big-city slums should be eliminated as fast as possible, but so far the Federal Government has footed two-thirds of the cost. The Administration wants to cut its share to 50% by 1963. It thus intends to prod the states, which have done little spending so far for urban renewal. The Administration figures the states should then come in with more funds...
William W. Cooley Ed.D. '58, principal investigator of the study, emphasized that "although our function is primarily to choose scientists, we want to gain knowledge of the abilities which will make students proficient in all fields. This study is by no means designed to prod students to become scientists...
...June 7, were produced by the Communists for a surprise press conference in Dresden. On hand at the conference: a crowd of Communist newsmen and one lone Westerner, Associated Press Reporter Seymour Topping (see PRESS). Presumably the Communists hoped that by showing off U.S. servicemen in captivity they could prod the U.S. public into prodding the U.S. Government to pay a high soldiers' ransom. The ransom, openly demanded through spokesmen for the Russians: U.S. recognition-actual or implied-of Communist satellite East Germany as a diplomatic equal...
...carcinogens, few of which we can recognize." Biologist Cornman, of the Hazleton Laboratories in Falls Church, Va., is not exercised about coal-tar derivatives used in dye-making, some oil products, chromate and uranium ore dusts: their hazards are recognized and it is up to industry (with a prod from government) to see that they are used safely. Neither is he alarmed by chemicals added to food: these are being tested for safety (though in many cases belatedly...