Word: saying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...leaders would not say whether the members planned to resign from the University, or how long the strike would last. "It is an open-ended thing," said one OBU member...
Yovicsin had permission to get a part-time job as long as it did not interfere with his coaching duties here. Timewise, it seems clear that this new position will not cut into the hours he must spend at Harvard. Samborski, who is director of Athletics, would not say yesterday what his reasons were for disapproving of the race track job, and since we have ruled out a time element, it is safe to presume that the gambling at a race track is considered a threat to the lily-white name of Harvard...
...refusal of University officials to talk openly about the subject. They have grudgingly admitted that Yovicsin did not have specific permission to get this position and that they are displeased. But they have not agreed to claborate on their feelings. One wonders what they are ashamed, or afraid, to say. Are they perhaps a bit reluctant to admit that they are afraid of public opinion, or are they avoiding a statement to the effect that he must choose between the two jobs? We can only guess, but we can probably guess with reasonable accuracy. Their silence on the subject forces...
McKissick was followed by Rev. Virgil Wood of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, who drew enthusiastic applause when he said, "We are here to say to Harvard that she is a liar, a damned liar...
...that's been a problem we face with every funding agency: there is always the question of persuading the funder that you are doing something worthwhile for him. To say that we aren't influenced by the people using our research would be foolish, but this is a fair bargain between two parties: very often, contact with practical applications is quite fruitful for academics...