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...What had doubtless seemed simple generosity to President Ford when he gave his Alaska timberwolf fur coat to an ad miring Leonid Brezhnev seemed to them defiling of an endangered species. Let ters and telegrams of protest greeted Ford on his return to Washington. It turned out that the Chief Executive was saved by the skin of his coat. While wolves in the Lower 48 states are on the endangered list, the 50,000 or so timber wolves that inhabit Alaska are not, so Ford emerged blameless on a technicality. The coat was the gift of an Alaska furrier named...
...childish and witless retort was inspired last weekend by an equally tasteless cheer ("Harvard sucks"), and while both cheer probably contain some measure of truth, the explicit elitism makes the Crimson response far more offensive. In that self-satisfying chant, students and alumni--the most enthusiastic of whom were doubtless drawn from waiting lists--showed what is worst about Harvard...
...contributors wished to remain anonymous. Another 19 listed themselves as Mr. and Mrs. or Mrs. and used the husband's name with the woman's maiden name underneath in parentheses, as if the two names belonged to different people. This is admittedly a small point and doubtless caution overcame pride for many of the collectors but nevertheless how we identify ourselves can be important in determining how we and others perceive...
...Rockefeller nomination is not in serious danger-not yet, at least. If a vote was held this week, Rockefeller would doubtless be confirmed. The yeas and nays, however, will not be counted for many weeks to come. In the interim, skeptics could become opponents and allies, fence sitters. The Watergate hangover makes it difficult to defend officials when their ethics are attacked...
Brave People. Jackson was doubtless happier than the others. Against considerable odds and precedent, he had used legislative pressure to alter the domestic policy of another superpower. His amendment, to be incorporated in the bill that will probably clear Congress this year, was accepted on the basis of assurances from the Soviets that emigration would be stepped up and not impeded. Punitive measures against those applying for exit visas are to be halted...