Word: computerize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Project Independence, the grand scheme started by Richard Nixon in 1973 to free the U.S. from dependence on foreign producers of energy, may well be Mission Impossible. That is the inescapable conclusion of a new 500-page study by the Federal Energy Administration. Not that the FEA says so outright...
Bruce Collier, assistant dean of the College, said yesterday the two-week wait is necessary in order to double-check students' applications for mistakes, and to put the housing information into "computer-digestible form."
...gray berets are the symbol of the Task Force, Chief David L. Gorski's attempt to modernize the Harvard Police. The members of the Task Force--five patrolmen, one sergeant, and Lieutenant Larry Murphy--patrol Harvard property every night in plain clothes and unmarked cars, patrolling special computerized routes. Murphy, the coordinator of the Force, feeds statistics on the time and locations of crimes into the Harvard Police computer, which then tells him what areas the Force should patrol at what times. Soon with the help of a Northeastern University expert, Murphy will evaluate the progress of the Task Force...
In the six month period ending January 1976, University policemen handled 102 violent crimes, including 67 assaults and two rapes. Automobile thefts remained a problem, as 106 cars were stolen. High auto theft rates are standard in Cambridge, which last year claimed the highest per capita rate in the country...
More serious incidents resulted in two suicides and four more suicide attempts during the fall. On the basis of official Harvard Police news releases, the Crimson reported that there had been two suicides and six suicide attempts. The releases were later corrected when officers noticed the abnormal figure, and the...