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...most apparent one is the crisis over Harvard's decision in April not to sell its stock in the Gulf Oil Corporation. The resultant occupation of Bok's offices in Mass Hall left him isolated with his advisors in Holyoke Center, unable to act decisively because of the likelihood of a confrontation with police. It was then that Bok, in an attempt to communicate his views on the Gulf issue, began a whirlwind of discussion sessions and written statements "to the University community...
Marxist Vision. Aside from such considerations, the Soviet response to Viet Nam is likely to be tempered by Moscow's conviction that its side is winning in Southeast Asia. In all likelihood, the Kremlin regards Nixon's quarantine of North Viet Nam as a last-ditch effort that will have no decisive effect on the outcome of the war. Hence the Soviets can afford to be patient; they are confident that Hanoi possesses sufficient equipment and will power to win such decisive victories on the ground that Nixon will have no choice except to sweep up his mines...
...serves. Also, the New York City RAND Institute attempts to draw its municipal clients into the research and to allow the researcher to take part in the implementation of the research. The result is an improved recommendation from the think tank that evolves with the client, insuring a better likelihood of action from a client who is wiser and more competent from his participation in the research process...
Actually, any likelihood of Communist concessions was dimmed by the very success of the massive new attacks and the resulting panic among some South Vietnamese units (see THE WORLD). Hanoi doubtless was stalling until it could perceive the outcome at Hué and Kontum, where Communist victories could demoralize the South's military and civil authority and perhaps achieve the goal of toppling the Saigon government of President Nguyen Van Thieu. Thus Hanoi stuck to its past bargaining positions in Paris. The U.S., while proclaiming flexibility on its negotiating points, remained firmly behind Thieu. Said Kissinger: "The only thing...
...murder them in their beds. Before the meeting, Oliver Bright, president of the Greater Miami Crime Commission, issued a somewhat shrill statement claiming that the area faces a grave "crime crisis" if Miami Beach is host to back-to-back national political conventions. The statement said in part: "The likelihood of 100,000 or more militants, demonstrators and hippies camping on the beach, in the parks and on the streets for six weeks could be disastrous for our police agencies...