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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...richest private University in the nation. Two years ago, its endowment passed $1 billion, and each year it runs a budget of more than $130 million. But if Harvard is big and rich now, it will be bigger and richer ten years from now: the University continues to seek new financial support at an astounding pace. Just last winter President Pusey, in his annual report, listed $160 million of capital needs currently being sought...
...goals to themselves as much as to their subjects. In social service, they wanted to learn as well as teach--open new opportunities to Negroes in Roxbury, or criminals in local prisons, but a so absorb new perspectives and perceptions. Their doubts about the "system" thus led them to seek wisdom from those who had been kicked out of it, the men and women who had been denied a place in that great race up the middle odalss ladder and who had learned to get along without it. It was less a rejection of the old values and goals than...
Collins, who has announced that he will not seek reelection in November, has compiled a record of achievement in Boston that leaves the city with only one major problem within his control: race relations. For political reasons, Collins has often been forced to take a rough stand with the Negro community. Now that he no longer must curry the favor of the voters, he has an ideal opportunity--perhaps Boston's last real chance--to improve the city's racial situation...
There is no doubt that next year Kekkonen will seek a third six-year presidential term-and win easily. Although 66, he. is still a vigorous athlete, sometimes skiing 500 miles in sub-zero weather on a week's trek. His long tenure has provided stability to an otherwise chaotic political scene; Finland has had 50 different governments in 50 years. One reason for the current stability is that Kekkonen has encouraged the Communists to take part in the Finnish Cabinet. Although it consistently polled one-quarter of the votes in Finland's postwar elections, the Communist Party...
...developed a booming mining and metals industry. Despite its proximity to the East bloc, 80% of Finnish trade heads west, where Britain is its best customer. Finland will thus suffer if Britain enters the Common Market without it, but the Soviets are not likely to encourage Finland to seek closer ties to the mart...