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...Despite President Nixon's signing of an urban transit bill on Thursday, transportation authorities must still compete for federal money by submitting comprehensive plans for construction. Federal grants must be matched on a two-thirds to one-third basis with local money...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Local Opposition Delays MBTA's Subway Addition | 10/19/1970 | See Source »

...McGeorge Bundy, 51, president of the Ford Foundation: In 1953, when Nathan Pusey was announced to be the 24th president of Harvard, classicist John Finley remarked "sic transit gloria Bundy." The then 34-year-old bright star of the Harvard government department moved into the number two position at Harvard, dean of the Faculty, where he made many friends and admirers that stand him in good stead today...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Seven Men Who Won't Become The 25th Harvard President | 9/23/1970 | See Source »

...McGeorge Bundy, 51, president of the Ford Foundation: In 1953, when Nathan Pusey was announced to be the 24th president of Harvard, classicist John Finley remarked "sic transit Gloria Bundy." The then 34-year-old bright star of the Harvard government department moved into the number two position at Harvard, dean of the Faculty, where he made many friends and admirers that stand him in good stead today...

Author: By Scott W. Jacobs, | Title: Seven Men Who Won't Become The 25th Harvard President | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

During a nine-hour layover at Cairo airport, TIME Correspondent Lee Griggs recently observed his fellow travelers in the transit-passenger lounge, including a group of young Americans. His report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Russian to the Rescue | 9/7/1970 | See Source »

Entries: a gopher named Broke, a crow named Magnon, a donkey named Hodey, and another donkey (German) named Shane, a rabbit named Transit, a horse named Greeley, a sparrow called Agnew, an asp named Pidistra, an aardvark called A-million-miles-for-one-of-your-smiles. Also, reversing the order, a rat named Frank Lloyd, a collie named Melon, a pair of egrets called Miss Otis. Any more of that from the Caen guru, and his readers will all be like a raven named Stark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Punny Farm | 8/17/1970 | See Source »

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