Word: rectorate
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Moral Dilemma. In Philadelphia, the Rev. Paul Washington, black rector of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate and a man on good terms with many militants, calls the attacks on police "a kind of Samson syndrome" among individuals who find themselves without hope but can ventilate their sense of frustration by blindly striking back. Last spring a TIME-Louis Harris survey discovered that 40% of blacks between 14 and 21 felt that violence was probably necessary to win their rights; far fewer of their elders agreed. As a whole, the black community seems to oppose guerrilla fighting against the police...
...thrashing out details in subcommittees for more than a year. Their final proposal will be introduced by Senators Yarborough of Texas and Edward Kennedy, probably within a month. Most comprehensive of all the plans so far formulated, it is certain to arouse the sharpest controversy. According to Staff Di rector Max Fine, the aim is to attack the health crisis on four fronts: manpower shortages, rising costs, disorganization and uneven quality. Estimated cost (undoubtedly optimistic): $40 billion annually, with $24 billion to be raised by a 51% payroll tax shared by employers and employees, and $16 billion from general revenues...
During the ensuing three-hour battle, a shotgun blast hit James Rector, 25, an unemployed carpenter who was watching the melee from the supposed safety of a nearby roof. He later died of the wounds. Another rooftop spectator, Allan Blanchard, 29, was blinded by pellets from police guns...
...founding in 1948 as an alternative to Communist-controlled Humboldt University in East Berlin, Free University has led West Germany in both academic experiment and student protest. Last year, in the wake of student disorders, West Berlin's parliament reorganized the administration of the school. The position of rector-a full professor elected to govern the university for two years by his fellow professors-was replaced with a more powerful president elected for seven years by a council of 33 professors, 33 lecturers, 33 students and 15 university employees. Kreibich, who is thought to be a leftist...