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City Councilor Francis H. Duehay '55, a supporter of the police commissioner proposal said, "I regard the appointment of a police commissioner as the best way to strengthen the police force. The reform of the police department is more than a six month job. It is a several year job, and it's more than one person can do," adding that he had supported the concept of police commissioner before Davenport was appointed...
...placed a great deal of emphasis on improving the status of minorities within the university and society. Perhaps now is the time to consider a different but related issue, namely, the state of race relations and how they might be improved. In so doing, ways may be found to strengthen the social and learning environment and thus secure more firmly the gains made in minority affairs. Toward this end, I shall invite a group of students and faculty to join me next year to review race relations at Harvard and to make recommendations that may prove helpful...
...merger makes sense. Because of rocketing wage costs (up 40% in two years to $6.33 per hour) and excessive absenteeism rates (as high as 20% on any given day), Sweden's cars are being priced out of the world market. The merger will strengthen the Swedish auto industry by combining Volvo and Saab sales forces, distribution setups and parts supplies abroad. It will also enable Saab and Volvo to bring out a hew line of models, presumably based on a synthesis of Saab's sporty front-wheel drive design and Volvo's vaunted safety features...
...part of the proposal to develop an autonomous Radcliffe, the College will launch a major centennial fund drive next year to strengthen its endowment and help expand its graduate and undergraduate programs...
...athletes favor Pittinger and Reardon over any outside candidates because they feel sure the two men will strengthen programs in both intramural and intercollegiate sports, Hill said...