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Leonard defends his scheme for the institute's development by emphasizing the importance of "maintaining the independence of integrity of its scholarship." He argues that Afro-American research has been neglected for such a long time that scholars must now be given the chance to devote their full attention to...

Author: By Geoffrey D. Garin, | Title: DuBois Institute Controversy. . . . . .Continues | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Cabot, on the other hand, will not be able to devote full time to the portfolio until he and the treasurer's office complete their efforts to establish a new slate for Harvard financial management.

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Harvard Management Evaluates Its Financial 'Service Vendors' | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Though his protean athletic skills include hunting, soccer and skiing, French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing joined thousands of his countrymen by packing up his wife and four teen-age children for a vacation at the beach. While his constituency fought for space in the sand, however...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 2, 1974 | 9/2/1974 | See Source »

Senator Hughes is probably Coe's most devoted convert. Hughes' long spiritual odyssey carried him from Alcoholics Anonymous and Methodist Sunday-school teaching to the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship, a group of ministers and laymen who explore psychic phenomena. "I was looking for Christ," Hughes recalls. "I wanted miracles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: The God Network in Washington | 8/26/1974 | See Source »

Of course, there is also the lunatic fringe. Hard-core addicts are not content merely to enjoy the music; they devote their time and salaries to Beatle trivia. Jeff Symes is a pious Beatle person. He claims everything reminds him of The Beatles: He can't look at breakfast without...

Author: By Michiko Kakutani, | Title: Nostalgia for the Pepsi Generation | 8/13/1974 | See Source »

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