Word: support
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...warfare has reversed the tide in Southeast Asia and enabled the United States to progress toward its ultimate goal of ruling the area. Realizing that there was no other way to defeat a liberation movement which commanded a majority following, U. S. leaders opted for mechanical elimination of rural support. The strategy has worked almost completely in Vietnam; and with one-third of Laos now living in caves and one-tenth of all Cambodia rendered homeless by U. S. bombing, there is reason to believe that the strategy will also work in those countries if given enough time...
...Fund Raising. Radcliffe alumnae, along with Harvard alumni, should share responsibility for the support of the educational and social programs that serve men and women alike. Because of the increasing use of funds from both Harvard and Radcliffe sources for students of both institutions, and because of the responsibility of both to secure the required funds, Harvard and Radcliffe fund-raising organizations should work out plans for joint operation as far as practicable, both in annual alumni-alumnae giving and in special purpose and other capital gift drives...
...environmental argument won; even though the environmental fears are largely unproven, and much of the outcry may be unduly alarmist, the counterarguments were not strong enough to overcome the doubts. Only the ground-noise problem is generally conceded. Both the White House and Transportation Secretary John Volpe stressed continued support for the SST and its importance to the economy. Nixon called the Senate vote a "devastating mistake," and Volpe spoke of "future benefits to the national economy estimated at more than $50 billion." But both also acknowledged the power of the environmental arguments. Volpe pledged he would continue to support...
...Wednesday these same two alternatives were discussed in a joint meeting of the Faculty Council and the CUE. In that meeting, the second alternative was discussed at length. At the conclusion of the combined meeting, there was equal support for both alternatives...
...spokesman named neither the other schools involved in the plan nor any of the foundations approached for support, but indicated that all possible major private contributors had been contacted...