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Delegate Thomas H. Halpern '87 makes a motion to reconsider the wording of the referendum on the academic calendar. He proposes that the referendum ask students to rank in order of preference each of the third question's sub-proposals instead of just answering...
Among requirements for the rank of eagle scout are community service, leadership and organizational ability. So when Scout Kenneth Pulley industriously organized volunteers a year ago to clean and paint eight of the 800 bus shelters in his hometown of Portland, he was rewarded four months later with a promotion to eagle. More recently, Pulley, 16, earned a less meritorious recognition: his project was cited in a labor grievance for violating the local transit union's contract with the agency that runs the city's buses...
Nevertheless, the boycott is an embarrassment for the city that is home to the Ford Motor Co., the fourth-largest corporation in the U.S. and one praised for its vigorous hiring and promotion of black rank-and-file workers and executives, including many who commute to Dearborn daily. The campaign has received some visible support from the Detroit police department, which pulled out of a crime-prevention convention last week because it was held in Dearborn. Several other organizations, including an education group and a black sorority, have canceled or are considering calling off events in Dearborn...
Returning home to Sweden, he received a law degree at the University of Stockholm in 195l and immediately plunged into Social Democratic politics. A protege of longtime Prime Minister Tage Erlander's, Palme rose swiftly. He won Cabinet rank in 1963, and when he replaced Erlander as Prime Minister six years later, became the youngest head of government in Europe. In 1976 a center-right coalition drove the socialists from office for the first time in 44 years. Palme led the opposition and worked as a troubleshooter in the Middle East for the United Nations...
Soares began the final round of the campaign trailing by 21 points. Faced with almost certain defeat, the fragmented left mobilized behind the Socialist candidate. Communist Party Leader Alvaro Cunhal reluctantly endorsed Soares as "the lesser of two evils." A hard-liner, Cunhal instructed rank-and-file party members "to close your eyes and vote for Soares." The Communist vote, which accounted for some 18% of the total, proved to be decisive. Although he had not sought Communist support, Freitas do Amaral charged during the campaign that Cunhal's endorsement raised the danger of "uniting the democratic and nondemocratic left...