Word: though
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Even though the Divinity School and President Bok sent several letters asking the Pope to speak at Harvard, John Paul II will not visit the University when he comes to Boston October 1, George E. Rupp, dean of the Div School, said yesterday...
...office's efforts to combat "bureaucratic void"--what Cantor calls the frequent malaise among employees at large institutions who feel insignificant--was to issue a computerized statement to every employee listing each of his benefits, such as retirement and hospitalization. "That statement helped people know Harvard does care, even though it's a big place. We got literally hundreds of responses, and all but one were favorable. One woman wrote in to say she thought we should not be wasting money on something so trivial," Cantor says...
Lawrence F. Letteri, president of the union, argued the last time around that more money should be spent on beat patrolmen and less on new technology. The arguments this time won't be that different. Though Letteri acknowledges that morale among the officers has definitely improved, he says he would like to see ten more patrolmen hired to take some of the increasing workload off the existing force and to help fight the growing crime rate...
Three years ago, the union had reason for concern. Former police chief David L. Gorski put a freeze on hiring for the three years he was at Harvard, an action the union interpreted as an administration attempt to reduce the size of the police force through attrition. Though the threat of a reduction in the size of uniformed police officers still remains, the administration has taken steps to instill confidence in the force...
Gorski resigned under pressure form the dissatisfied police; after a one year search the administration hired Saul L. Chafin betting that a change in the leadership would make the changes in the department more palatable. The odds seem to have played in its favor. Though Chafin has made questionable decisions in firing three men since he became number one, he has also taken pains to replace them so as to avoid any charges of intentional reductions in the force...