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...three and one-half hour meeting adjourned after a quorum call failed to produce the necessary 104 members present. Another meeting was called for Thursday, April 13 at a place to be determined...

Author: By Steven Reed and The CRIMSON Staff, S | Title: Graduate Students Postpone Action; Union to Investigate Harvard Policies | 3/29/1972 | See Source »

President Bok arrived just before the scheduled meeting time, went directly to his seat without passing the tea, and began the meeting. At about 4:10 p.m., the 131st professor filed in--giving the meeting a quorum...

Author: By Michael Ryan, | Title: Faculty Members Take Their Tea--And Their Time | 2/16/1972 | See Source »

Informal Filibuster, Republicans were unhappy because none of the measures clamped down on labor contributions to Democratic candidates. As in the Senate, the Republicans staged an informal filibuster in the House. They kept demanding quorum calls, so the House leadership agreed to put off the vote until after the Thanksgiving recess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Politics: Who Should Pay? | 11/29/1971 | See Source »

...informal boycott of the meeting, undertaken by members sympathetic to the station's current emphasis on classical music, failed to prevent a quorum...

Author: By Mark C. Frazier, | Title: Rock Foes Lose; Board Overruled | 10/28/1971 | See Source »

Last night's meeting--which was organized by Perkins and his supporters--came close to not succeeding. When quorum was first taken at 8 p.m. it was five members short...

Author: By Mark C. Frazier, | Title: Rock Foes Lose; Board Overruled | 10/28/1971 | See Source »

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