Word: standing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Whig theory" of writing history in terms of the present. The view that Smith symbolized the high-water mark of Catholic political hopes may be correct; so may be the view that he was double-crossed by a vacuous F.D.R. But if these conclusions were valid they would stand more firmly on a better research and more detailed history, and one which did not announce its main object as a modern political problem. Smith's defeat came thirty years ago, and while it bears much relevance for Kennedy's ambitions and other present concerns, it can be best understood...
Paul A. Samuelson, professor of Economics at M.I.T., last night urged immediate government action to curb the present recession. In so doing, he leveled an attack at the administration, President Eisenhower in particular, for its over-cautious stand in the current crisis...
George H. Williams, Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History, disagreed with the University's stand on Memorial Church. "As a Protestant churchman and a member of the Faculty of Divinity I feel that I must identify myself with those who oppose the President's policy on the use of the Memorial edifice," he said. A letter, written by Williams to President Pusey on this subject will be printed in tomorrow's CRIMSON...
Many Faculty members fear that the Administration has begun to take a definite stand on sectarian religious matters in the University, one high-ranking Faculty member disclosed last night...
Slichter touched a major problem for dozens of U.S. industries: they must either stand together or risk being whipsawed by unions. In many cases labor and management no longer sit as equals at the bargaining table. While big labor keeps a united front, management does not, and frequently comes off second best as one company is played against another. This weakening of industry's bargaining power is a big factor in rising prices, pushed higher and higher by wage boosts...