Word: sterne
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...serious, stern, responsible deed, To help an unfortunate soul in need, And your one reward, when you quiet his plaint, Is to feel like an opulent, careworn saint...
Even in 1851, Chicago was too toddling for the stern, teetotaling Methodists who founded Northwestern University. So they located their new school to the north, and then secured its purity by forbidding the sale of liquor within a four-mile radius of the campus. Evanston, the town that grew up around the university, thus became so dry that the Woman's Christian Temperance Union felt safe enough to make Evanston its national headquarters...
Over the Limit. The terms for state aid often are stern. California's Medical program limits its assistance to families living at federally established poverty levels. Thus Maurice Chriqui, an employee of a Los Angeles architectural firm, applied for help to pay for his wife's dialysis and learned that he was ineligible if he had more than $1,200 in his bank account. Chriqui was $60 over the limit, so he ran out and spent the money in order to qualify. Others have been forced to sell their homes or cars before becoming eligible for assistance...
...Harvard Lampoon ended its 95 year history as an exclusively male organization last Sunday when Elizabeth S. Stern '72 and Patricia Marx '75 were among 12 people elected to the staff...
...drawing only 39 ft. fully loaded. At this draft, it can slide easily into most major ports, while still carrying 800,000 bbl. of oil. Much more maneuverable in narrow channels than the monster tankers (thanks to powerful "thruster" propellers set at right angles to its bow and stern), the ship will include several safeguards against oil leaks. One drawback: it will cost at least 8% more to build than a conventional tanker of the same capacity...