Word: stepped
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although there has been no action on this program by either President Truman or Congress, the President said in March that "a soundly conceived Federal scholarship program in our colleges and universities is a necessary step" in giving American youth the highest possible level of training. The ideal of getting those two million qualified people into colleges is obviously desirable, even though a project of this great scope would be bound to raise problems here and at almost every college in the country...
...Innocent? When his denial went unnoticed, Rader took another step: he started perjury proceedings against Witness Hewitt. But while a deputy prosecutor cooled his heels outside the offices of the Canwell committee (named for ex-State Representative Albert F. Canwell), Hewitt was packed aboard a plane for New York. There, a Bronx court refused to extradite him. Though Rader continued to teach at the University of Washington, his reputation was blasted...
Pressed for some sort of reason, she claims "I like it because everyone there enjoys studying so." Since her graduation from Sweet Briar College in 1948, Miss Sharp has been preparing for her momentous step by taking "all sorts of law courses...
...next step will be to drive dozens of piles in the middle of the river on which to rest the concrete central piers. Steel superstructure will not be in evidence until May, and the surfacing, facing, and finishing touches will occupy another six months...
Informed sources at Princeton claim that alumni and members of a minority of the clubs "will never agree to this system." The University has no actual right to step in and take action without unanimous approval of the new quota system and without unanimous approval of the inter-club committee, something that seems impossible at present. Hence the current stalemate...