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...following editorial is endorsed by these newspapers The Crimson. The B.U. News, The B.U. Free Press, The Boston College Heights, The Berkeley Beacon, The Simmons Janus, The Tufts Observer, The Michigan Daily, The Stanford Daily, The Daily Californian, The Wisconsin Daily Cardinal, The Williams Record Advocate Newton 885, The University of California at Davis Aggic, and The Wesleyan Argus...
Four characteristics of the nature and history of the indeterminate sentence in America bear significantly on the life of George Jackson. The first is that in theory and practice the indeterminate sentence is a janus-faced weapon. Although it offers the con the hope of being released prior to the time that he would have had to have served under a fixed sentence, it also threatens him with the possibility of indefinite incarceration if he does not display "orderly, decent, and submissive behavior" to the satisfaction of his captors. This other more threatening side of the indeterminate sentence...
...wonders whether Sa dat is not being more shrewd than moderate. Recalling Sadat's youthful reputation as a firebrand, the official mused: "You can't shed all your ideas, beliefs, and habits of thinking overnight." British Arabist Desmond Stewart, author of the recently published, The Middle East: Temple of Janus, says, "Where Nasser was a pacifist who spoke in bellicose terms, Sadat is a bellicose man who talks in pacific terms." Sadat's performance up to now as President, however, has persuaded even some Israelis to give him the benefit of the doubt. Said Defense Minister Moshe Dayan last month...
...agreement affects only film societies. Study groups of 60 or fewer students which neither advertise nor charge admission can order Janus movies...
...legal status of Harvey's arrangement with Janus is unclear, especially since it is a verbal rather than a written agreement. Two Law School profes-sors-one an expert in anti-trust law, the other an authority on film law-said that this might be a case of "coercion from the buyer's side" and thus in restraint of fair trade. Both said they would need more information to make a judgment...