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...proposal passed by CHUL provides for waiver of the penalty upon the vote of the Administrative Board only if "unusual individual circumstances" warrant such action...
...embarrassment to the Irish patriots and was done away with by the I.R.A. itself. Yet he shook hands with each of his executioners and, before his death, made his 16-year-old son promise to seek out and shake the hand of each man who had signed his death warrant. The son, Erskine Hamilton Childers, eventually became President of the Free State...
Finally, Mr. Karnes suggests that Asian Americans could not possibly experience the kind of psychological burdens of cultural shock which would warrant their recognition as a minority. He proposes that such obstacles "should be overcome by the concerted efforts of groups such as the organization for Asian Americans now working in conjunction with the University." It might serve him to point out, then, that the tentative steps taken by the Admissions Office and the Dean of Students Office reflecting but not acknowledging recognition of Asian Americans as a minority are the direct result of such joint efforts, with such goals...
...state of the economy, and charges of excessive spending by Congress, predominate the dialogues between most candidates, but busing and abortion are clearly the most volatile issues in many states. A large number of Senate races that either appear extremely close at present or involve important political figures warrant further examination on a state-by-state basis, as do several interesting House races...
...perhaps best-known at Harvard for his cost-cutting proposals, which included one for the installation of storm windows around campus: "Whether or not such storm windows should be triple-track or double-track has been resolved on the basis that sufficient information does not exist at present to warrant a commitment of several hundred thousands of dollars to install either type on residential buildings until it is known for sure that the awareness and attitudes of the inhabitants of these buildings will allow the storm windows to perform as designed...