Word: sluggishness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Bryant and his colleagues are left in a delicate position by the sluggish official progress of their recommendations. They are anxious to spread their view of the needs of American research libraries, but relucant to undercut the punch of the report by speculating what the Commission should say. The report may call for federally supported regional research centers, and Harvard would of course be a logical location for a New England center. But the legislation for such a project can't be considered until the Commission's report is released...
When Roger Bannister ran the world's sub-four minute mile in May 1954--hailed by London newspapers as the greatest achievement in athletics history"--Harvard's mile record stood at a sluggish 4:16.5, set by A. C. Northrup '38 in his senior year...
...North Korean vessels, the President's approval would have been needed. But Johnson was asleep, unaware of the situation until his advisers finally tipped him off a full 2 hrs. and 15 min. after Pueblo had been boarded. Even if the chain of communication had been less sluggish and reached Johnson in time for him to approve an air strike, his O.K. would have meant nothing. The world's foremost airpower did not have the retaliatory capacity ready in the right place...
...adopted it last week. Hardly famous for their international cooperation, the French acted chiefly in response to internal pressures-but that will not diminish the result. Concerned over 4½% (and still rising) unemployment, the Gaullist regime took steps to pump $675 million of new spending money into the sluggish French economy. The government raised family allowances (which form a major part of the income of the poor) by 41%, boosted old-age pensions by $20 a year, and granted a 15% cut in personal income tax payments due Feb. 15. The Cabinet also ordered a 10,000-unit increase...
...exception. Chrysler sales are up 6% to 444,700 cars thus far in 1968. And since the Ford strike sent many a prospective customer to a Chrysler showroom, Chrysler last week reported fourth-quarter 1967 sales of $2 billion and earnings of $107 million. That one impressive quarter overcame sluggish earlier business-and sent sales for the year to $6.2 billion. Chrysler's twelvemonth earnings of $200.4 million are 6% better than last year...