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...wake up, gain courage from some depth of faith, some heroic example, some pitch of opression too horrible to bear. Always, the people quickly make the connection between American and their dead brothers and uncles and their empty tables and their dirty clothes. Usually, our government then begins ot request some token reforms from the regime in question; never are they enough to redress the social and economic problems; if they have any effect at all, it is the opposite of their intent, the weakening of the government. Sometimes, as with the Reagan administration, our government opts to back...
...best times are usually when someone else sets the pace," Beckford said after the race, adding that she altered her usual race plan at the request of her coach, who wanted her to get experience running from the front...
...League officials this week seemed uncertain whether they would go through with the waiver request, but Jim Litvack, executive secretary of the league, and Bob Myslik, Princeton athletic director, are working to develop the league's case...
...designation, made at the request of more than 50 neighbors, blocks destruction of the two buildings--134 Mt. Auburn St. and 3 Mt. Auburn Place--for at least six months, well past the March 1 date slated for the start of construction on the $25 million project...
Oleg Grabar, the maestro of Fine Arts 13, would like to do a little travelling himself--a week in Florida or Tahiti is his version of the ideal Christmas gift. And the simplest request of all comes form Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '53, the Government professor whose average grades are legendary for their coincidence with his middle initial--a nice bottle of cognac is his gift of choice. Try the Harvard Pro, Gov jocks...