Word: vesting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...made a campaign swing through New Hampshire to support Republican Louis C. Wyman in his rerun Senate race against Democrat John A. Durkin. Ford spoke, shook hands, and waved at the large, friendly crowds at 22 political stops on a 118-mile motorcade-all the while wearing a protective vest under his shirt. It probably was a 4½-lb., ⅜-in.-thick model made of Kevlar, a synthetic material that resembles fiber-glass cloth. The White House refused to confirm or deny press reports of the vest, but it was plainly visible across Ford's back just above...
Ford had decided to take these calculated risks. Though he was not wearing a bulletproof vest in St. Louis, reporters there pressed him on the issue of his security. He declined to comment directly on any specific precautionary measures but went on to say quite forcefully that "it is important for the American people to have an opportunity to see firsthand-close up -their President. I feel you have to balance or weigh the risks as to my own personal security against what is a very important aspect of our political life in America...
...escalated hazards have prompted police to start stashing shotguns in squad cars, sometimes defying local department rules. One side effect is that jumpy officers may be shooting more civilians, though no national figures are kept on that problem. Burgeoning sales are reported for a new lightweight bullet-resistant vest. There is renewed talk of the death penalty for cop killers. And many urban police chiefs believe more than ever that strict gun laws are an absolute necessity...
...deal with Land-Vest was handled solely by Kraetzer and former treasurer George F. Bennett '33 and did not come before the full Corporation until after the land had already been sold. George Putnam '49, grand-nephew of Charles Russell Lowell Putnam and the man who took over as treasurer in July, 1973, says the matter should have come before the Corporation before the sale and adds that it will almost definitely come up in the Corporation's meeting today...
Hindsight is a word that comes up often in conversations about the Land-Vest purchase, but no one at Harvard seems too anxious to use it. They would prefer to close the Land-Vest case once and for all, pointing out that the deal went through almost two years ago and that nothing can be done about it now anyway...