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Hubbard and others connected with the case said they consider the right to travel freely so fundamental that they plan to continue fighting the case even if their request is dented...
...million that Congress approved last year. Secretary of State George Shultz said that "moral support" would be given to the contras' attempts to find money from other countries and private sources, but those funds are unlikely to match American largesse. The Administration says it will resubmit an aid request later this year. A 35-page background paper was circulated around Capitol Hill last week, giving a few new pieces of intelligence about Nicaragua's support of the leftist rebels in El Salvador. More important, advocates of the contra effort point out that withdrawal of aid robs the Administration...
...Kuwait publicly appealed to the U.S. for a shipment of shoulder-fired Stinger antiaircraft missiles (400 of which were recently supplied to the Saudis) to defend itself against potential Iranian air attacks on its refineries, power stations and desalination plants. Though the Reagan Administration denied the request because of anticipated congressional opposition, the U.S. is offering instead to increase Kuwait's supply of American-made Hawk missiles and augment its skimpy radar facilities. For the past two weeks, a 20-man team from the Pentagon has been in Kuwait discussing the country's security needs. "We assume Kuwait...
Though the Rent Control Board denied the request in mid-April, the case will probably be in litigation for the next two to three years, according to Jacqueline O'Neill, associate vice president for government and community affairs at Harvard...
Harvard officials said that the Dershowitz request is not the first time such an issue has arisen Last year, the University declined an honorary degree to Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, who was invited to deliver the Commencement address but could not make it to Cambridge...