Word: progress
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Near Eastern nations are in the throes of a Renaissance," declared Dr. Bayard Dodge, retiring President of the American University of Beirut, speaking at the Geographical Institute last night. "The psychological effect of independence has contributed to a desire for progress expressing itself in new cars and increasing demand for education...
Recent advances in research control of cancer and the progress of the nationwide campaign against it will be the topic for a meeting at the medical School on November 16. The School of Public Health is sponsoring the program, which is open to the general public...
Forum leaders had already engaged Bartley Crum, San Francisco attorney and defense counsel for several Hollywood writers summoned before the committee recently; but when they tried to find someone who would support the committee's action, they could make no progress...
...overall picture of the campaign for control of Cambridge schools and its city government seems couched in terms of progress versus inertia and politics. City administration by an appointed manager becomes vastly unpopular with politicians when lucrative sub-contracts are no longer available. Today Cambridge shovels its own snow instead of contracting for a fleet of $5.00-an-hour trucks and 400 men at a net cost of more than $75,000 per snow storm. Those men eager to keep Cambridge from becoming a politician's plum are endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association. The C.C.A. has also endorsed Richard...
...efforts to reach adjournment by November 25, the U.N. Assembly may shelve debate on the controversial big power veto, an authoritative source stated yesterday in New York. Assembly President Aranha of Brazil called on the 14-nation steering committee to meet today to discuss progress and methods of speeding conclusion of the current session...