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...With his authority rapidly crumbling, Jakes launched a last-minute bid to crush the uprising. Advised by Czechoslovakia's military that it would take no part in a violent action against the populace, Jakes turned in desperation to the People's Militia, units composed mostly of factory workers that function in effect as the Communist Party's private army. Beginning Nov. 19, militia units were deployed at factory gates and inside industrial compounds around the country. Care was taken to ensure that each unit was deployed outside its own home region. However, the show of militia force served only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: East-West: Anatomy of A Purge: Czechoslovak Jake and Gorbachev | 12/11/1989 | See Source »

Dissatisfied with the high school preparation of some Harvard students, professors are being forced to reconsider the proper role of the Core Curriculum and the basic function of higher education...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does High School Prepare for Harvard? | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...university should not be just about facts; the emphasis should be on analysis," said Professor of History and of Women's Studies Olwen Hufton. "It's not a function of a university to make up the deficiencies of the [secondary] school...

Author: By Eric S. Solowey, | Title: Does High School Prepare for Harvard? | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...Free speech is uniquely important to the University because we are a community committed to reason and rational discourse. Free interchange of ideas is vital for our primary function of discovering and disseminating ideas through research, teaching and learning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reporter's Notebook | 12/9/1989 | See Source »

...Free speech is uniquely important to the University because we are a community committed to reason and rational discourse," the report reads. "Free interchange of ideas is vital for our primary function of discovering and disseminating ideas through research, teaching and learning...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Free Speech Rules Approved by Council | 12/7/1989 | See Source »

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