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MUSKIE took himself out of active contention with considerable dignity. The fault, he said, was that he had spread himself too thin, entering every primary, draining his resources. But he had also seemed fuzzy on the issues as he tried to be a consensus candidate, and he was disorganized and indecisive. Most important of all, perhaps, was that the unpredictable 1972 electorate was unmoved, even dissuaded, by Muskie's reliance on the endorsements and the organizations of the regular politicians. So, he said, he would no longer run, but would remain available if a deadlocked convention wanted...
There is now a consensus that the concept symbolized by the Willow-brooks of the U.S. has failed on all counts, that even if more funds were available for them, they would merely become slightly less dismal warehouses for society's rejects. Nor are private institutions a feasible alternative for the vast majority of families; fees run from $3,600 to $8,000 a year. Most experts have concluded that all but the most seriously afflicted are best served by normal surroundings. This means living at home and having access to training and treatment, or living in small residences...
...Corporation held an all-day meeting yesterday at 17 Quincy St., the former President's house, but failed to reach any final consensus, according to Bok and Francis H. Burr '35, Fellow of the Corporation...
...small way, the fate of Northern Ireland last week hung on the consensus of its Catholic communities-and of its women. Britain had designed its policy of direct rule and selective release of interned suspects in large part to mollify the Catholic minority and dry up support for the I.R.A. gunmen. One indication that the policy was working was an excited and worried Provo reaction to the women's first public bid for peace...
...Pentateuch, you dropped the idea of revelation altogether." But the consensus of the Covenant theologians is that God does reveal himself to man, and that he has, in one way or another, established some kind of special covenant with the Jews. For the traditionalist, that may mean the literal, biblical Covenant first made by God with the patriarchs?Abraham, Isaac and Jacob?and later confirmed with the Hebrew people as a whole at Sinai. For others it may mean a more existential relationship, perhaps with a less personal...