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Word: supporting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficulties of running a welfare state are obvious, but the results of with-drawing support for the needy could be disastrous, Bellamy will say. She will call for a fully-staffed government, but one without excess fat, Eskew said...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: Carol Bellamy to Address K-School Commencement | 6/6/1979 | See Source »

...Senate overwhelmingly passed a similar bill earlier this year. If the House approves the legislation, the bills will go to conference committee and then to President Carter for final approval. Carter has frequently voiced his support for the measure...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: House Rules Committee OK's Department of Education Bill | 6/6/1979 | See Source »

...stockholder resolutions to full, immediate divestiture from stock in corporations doing business in South Africa, eventually compromised on a graduated, five-step policy designed to bring about corporate withdrawal from South Africa. Under the terms underlined in the letter Harvard would stop investing in corporations operating in South Africa, support or initiate shareholder resolutions calling for corporate withdrawal, in corporations whose stock they currently hold, publicize the rationale behind its actions, seek support of other shareholders, and if these efforts fail, adopt a policy of "strategic divestiture...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Closing the Ranks | 6/5/1979 | See Source »

...reading list and "occasionally" sitting in on his tutorials if the tutor has no objections, Higonnet says. "Nobody," Higonnet stressed, "will be made to teach a tutorial." Higonnet sent out a letter to departmental professors several weeks ago, urging them to participate in the tutorial program. Several responded, expressing support for the plan, but only two demonstrated that support by offering to teach tutorials...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: The Latest of the Great Reforms | 6/5/1979 | See Source »

...seven minutes, the impossible seemed possible. Then the Canadiens found the miracle wrecker in Left Wing Bob Gainey. Gainey is the stuff of dynasties as surely as are Lafleur, Jean Beliveau and Maurice ("Rocket") Richard from earlier teams, an example of the depth of talent that Montreal assembles to support its stars. In six N.H.L. seasons, Gainey, 25, has averaged fewer than 15 goals a year, concentrating instead on the less dramatic, but equally vital skills of a defensive forward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Dynasty Spoils a Miracle | 6/4/1979 | See Source »

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