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...Greep, Dean of the Dental School, stated last night that his school would make an attempt "for more scholarships and loan money," to offset the tuition rise...
...Daylight flows through photoelectrically controlled skylights, and this "provides new uses for window walls. Since they are not used for lighting, we have used them as display areas, with shelves for classroom exhibits." The school is heated through pipes under the floors, and plastic classroom ceilings are yellow to offset the grey Northwest skies. Furthermore, says Burkhard, "Foster is completely designed for earthquake resistance. You could empty the school in 15 seconds, and anyhow, there is nothing but plastics to fall on the kids' heads...
...Ralph Herbert) takes Juno and the other gods on a junket to Hades, where they bump into Eurydice; after a few random shots from Cupid's bow, everything ends in a happy shambles. The "go-to-hell" joke is worked pretty hard in the dialogue, but that is offset by Offenbach's tunes. At least two of them. An Old Love Dies and Brunswick Maine, could be hits in any century...
DESPITE the price dip in natural rubber, which has fallen 4? a Ib. since May to a 3½-year low, tiremakers will not cut their prices. Reason: they expect forthcoming wage hikes will more than offset the savings in raw materials...
BROKERAGE fees for traders on the New York Stock Exchange are expected to go up an average 15% this fall after members approve the boost to help them offset the rising cost of doing business...