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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Shurcliff, although absolutely convinced of the value of his cause, was new to public relations and unsure of his group's image. A scientist standing in the way of apparent progress? He was cautious in dealing with the press, and spent long evenings preparing press releases after a day's work at the Cambridge Electron Accelerator, where he is Senior Research Associate...

Author: By Linda J. Greenhouse, | Title: Protest Blossoms as Sonic Booms | 9/26/1967 | See Source »

...calls the boom "sonic pollution," and his conclusion is pollution is not progress. "We all believe in progress," he says of his group, "but some things just aren't progress." One of this month's press releases concludes, "Aviation should be the servant of man, not his scourge...

Author: By Linda J. Greenhouse, | Title: Protest Blossoms as Sonic Booms | 9/26/1967 | See Source »

...committee will also work on improving the design of replacement parts for the human body. Although recent progress has been made in developing plastic organs and electronically-controlled artificial limbs, medical researchers have in the past, complained that they don't know enough about fluid engineering and electrical circuitry...

Author: By George R. Merriam, | Title: Harvard, M.I.T. to Examine Medical Use of Technology | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

...scion of an old, well-established Boston political family, White is no parochial Bostonian. He combines an ability to do business with district ward-heelers and a keen, compassionate sense of the city's racial problems. There is no doubt that the progress of the New Boston--with infusions of new business and federal aid--will continue under White's shrewd leadership...

Author: By Kerry Gruson, | Title: Kevin White for Mayor | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

Just to show you that George is not unique, here are typical samples of progress in words per minute by Reading Dynamics graduates in the Boston Area...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet George Scialabba, 19 He likes to play Squash He is a Junior at Harvard He can read 2000 words a minute | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

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