Word: recently
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...recent decision to wipe out Geography as a field of concentration, the excuse put forth was that "Harvard cannot hope to have strong departments in everything." At the moment when Geography threatened to become a strong department, in fact, it was eliminated. An associate professorship was proposed for Assistant Professor Edward A. Ackerman. When the Corporation turned down his appointment, thus halting the trend toward a strong department, the Division of Earth Sciences eliminated Geography for its inadequate staff...
...decision to knock J.C.S. heads together and get them to agree on a general plan for the nation's defense was the climax of months of wrangling. It followed two stern warnings, the first from the Finletter Commission (TIME, Jan. 19), the second from the more recent report of the Congressional Aviation Policy Board. Said the congressional report: "Unyielding adherence to service loyalties at the expense of national security is a luxury the nation can no longer afford." To these rebukes, outspoken Carl Hinshaw, vice chairman of the congressional board, last week added another: "Our country is not getting...
...Recent by-elections indicated that the Red Popular front might win; almost certainly the election would be close...
Labor's candidate also gave cause for more than usual concern: witty, urbane Harold Nicolson, author (Curson: The Last Phase, The Congress of Vienna) and ex-diplomat, was a good friend of Winston Churchill, and a recent Labor convert. He campaigned on a well-bred, sporting level, emphasizing his air of mild reasonableness by saying: "I doubt whether Solomon Eagles* himself could arouse this placid community to a sense of urgency and passion...
Secondly, Mr. Bracken told us how we should be glad to have a Thomas committee which "protects our civil liberties." I assume he was speaking of the recent smear of Karl T. Compton before they presented any valid evidence, and then denied him the opportunity to appear in his own defense. I think that well-informed Mr. Bracken would call that "100% Americanism in action." Stewart D. Kranz...