Word: spites
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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There was apparently no opposition within the Young Dems to taking an active role in McCormack's campaign in spite of the fact that, according to Kanin, this is the first time the YD's have officially campaigned for any candidate...
...TAKES OFF (RCA Victor). Jefferson Airplane, as everyone in San Francisco ought to know by now, is not a flying machine but five men and a girl, powered only by the usual assortment of guitars and drums. They are billed as producers of a jet-age sound which, in spite of its high-voltage twang, can be disarmingly gentle and folk-flavored. Their best ballad, Come Up the Years, celebrates the sorrows of a too-old lover so sweetly as to suggest that he may be about 15 and his girl...
...other ways the tinted glass is an unfortunate compromise. It does not eliminate the need for curtains, as the architect apparently hoped. In spite of the overhanging roof, late afternoon sunlight streams into the west side of the library and the west-facing courtyard offices on the upper floors. While this period is not popular among students for work, it is a favorite time for the faculty members, who like to drop by for a few hours after afternoon classes. When the sun hits the offices they are caught in a spotlight and as their rooms heat up they cannot...
...spite of these drawbacks, Hilles Library is a success. The architect wants it to be a pleasant place, and it is. Like any building it is a compromise between contradictory demands, and in this case the architect has favored those of the leisurely student over those of the hard-driving...
...spite of the overall tone of approval, the audit makes some criticisms and proposes minor changes...