Word: quota
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Council Transfer SheetNO. TO BE ELECTED Quota 2638 1st Count 2d Count W.Sullivan Surplus 3rd Count D Sullivan Surplus 4th Count McGurk Ruma-Jones 5th Count Hunt 6th Count Okun 7th Count LaTrem-ouille 8th Count Agee 9th Count CaragianesAgee 212 2 214 0 214 2 216 15 15 231 28 259 7 266Bentubo 271 5 276 0 276 3 279 1 280 1 281 3 284 35 319 11 330Caragianes 289 5 294 1 295 1 296 1 298 3 301 1 302 5 307Clinton...
...seven member school board, and the five candidates the progressive-oriented slate is fielding in tomorrow's election support affirmative action and disagree with strict seniority-based dismissal guidelines. The more conservative Independent candidates tend to back the stance of the teacher's union against preserving a minority teacher quota...
...works at home in a semi-attached room that once housed an antiques store. He settles in there each morning by 9, usually writes in pencil on the backs of old manuscripts, then acts as his own typist. He tries to complete three pages a day: "I set that quota for myself many years ago, and it seems to be about right. It's not so much that you're overwhelmed by it, and it's not so little that you don't begin to accumulate a manuscript." After a late lunch around...
...cent)--had nothing to do with the Klitgaard report, admissions officials say. While they do look at economic background and at "what applicant can contribute in many ways," admissions people are not looking specifically at color when they make their decisions, Fitzsimmons says. "There is no target, no quota. Our committee goes through and picks the best candidates." Fitzsimmons says. "There is no target, no quota. Our committee goes through and picks the best candidates. Fitzsimmons describes Blacks who applied for the Class of '85 as "very, very strong," but adds that they weren't as competitive compared with other...
...week's end the antiwhaling forces won two significant victories. Over Japan's objections, the conference set a "zero quota" on all sperm whaling in the Southern Hemisphere and the North Atlantic. As a gesture to the Japanese, a decision on the North Pacific was deferred until the spring. Said Garrett: "This might be the final curtain for sperm whaling...