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Fein complains that Chomsky and Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi of Haifa University were not addressing their "area of expertise." What are Chomsky, a linguistics professor, and Beit-Hallahmi, a psychologist, doing talking about foreign affairs? This ad hominem reasoning would disqualify many of the leading critics of the Vietnam War, including Chomsky, and, for that matter, many leading supporters of Israel. Beit-Hallahmi, who appeared on WBGH's "Public Television Evening News" as an expert (along with Harvard's Nadav Safran), has written and lectured extensively on Israel's odious ties with South Africa...
...extended its reach to 56% of U.S. homes, the average network share of television audiences has plummeted, from 90% to just 61%. At the same time, the network share of television advertising revenues has diminished, from 45% in 1979 to 36% last year. Cable operators absorbed much of the ad spending that the networks lost, according to Alan Gottesman, who follows the broadcasting industry for Paine Webber...
...have discussed it," said Epps, a member of the Ad Board. "At the moment we don't plan any disciplinary action, although I've been asked to discuss the protest with officers of COCA...
...Ad Board--charged with judging violations of College rules--decided in a meeting yesterday not to discipline the group...
Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister ad infinitum, quit? Not yet, but maybe sooner than some dared hope. Last week Thatcher announced that she would not stand for a fifth consecutive term in office. She told the London weekly Sunday Correspondent she would lead the Conservative Party into the next election, likely to be held in 1991, but after that there "will be plenty of people who can take over...