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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more subtle level, the alumnnae news items show a change in Radcliffe's attitude toward its former and current students. It was less than two years ago that Benazir Bhutto was written up in a tiny box of the "Class Notes" section as having been "appointed" to the presidency of Pakistan. Months later, "Pinky" Bhutto--as the Quarterly called her--was on the cover of Harvard Magazine in graduation garb, speaking on Pakistan, Islam, and women in politics...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: The Rad Radcliffe Quarterly | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

...been able to come up with hard information about the nature of these shipments or how they have changed over time. Some Washington officials believe Managua's military aid to the F.M.L.N. was fairly modest from the early 1980s until mid-1988, when plans were first laid for the current offensive and arms shipments were cranked up. If Ortega is indeed the purveyor of SA-7s to the F.M.L.N., why did he choose to send them now? One plausible hypothesis assumes that a demand for the rockets was created by the current rebel offensive. Another is that both Ortega...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America No Place to Hide | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

...interviews with nearly 100 first-year students, a majority said they oppose any change to the current housing lottery system. But a significant minority said they favor CAR's non-ordered choice plan, under which students would be randomly assigned to one of three houses listed on their housing forms...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: First-Years Divided On Lottery Compromise | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...Harmon said that if CAR had supported thecurrent housing system, Jewett and the housemasters would have eventually moved toward fullrandomization. He said that after Jewett releasedstatistics showing a lack of diversity in thehouses last month, it became clear that the housemasters would not support the current system...

Author: By Philip P. Pan, | Title: First-Years Divided On Lottery Compromise | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...Current policy illogically supports a civilwar to support a formula that is supposed to end acivil war," said Hawk. He said any treaty thatincorporates the Khmer Rouge into a transitionalgovernment would allow the group to "be back withguns through the legitimate organs of the state...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: U.S. Reps. Discuss Cambodia | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

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