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...aides when they insist that he has no ambitions to head any new government. Expectations are that he will eventually return to his home in the holy city of Qum (pronounced, roughly, koom) and resume a life of prayer and learning. He may serve as an arbiter of last resort, leaving the details of government to professional politicians. The Shi'ite branch of Islam, to which most Iranians adhere, has no formal hierarchy. Five other Ayatullahs are deemed theoretically equal to Khomeini as spiritual leaders. They may urge him to maintain a low profile, partly for his own safety...
Judging from the account in the Crimson's January 26 issue, the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility seems a curious thing. The ACSR argues that introducing shareholder resolutions to companies operating in South Africa should be a "last resort" action because, in the words of one of its members, "More good comes from working with companies than in shooting off a rocket and having nothing left we can do." In order to identify the proper way to take such a momentous step as a shareholder resolution, the ACSR distinguishes between "action" and "information" resolutions. The ACSR considers the former, which...
...several days the Shah, frequently in the company of Sadat, relaxed at the resort. He and the Empress walked among the rocks on the shore, toured the area by boat, and one day held conversations with former President Gerald Ford, who was visiting the Middle East with his wife. Early this week the Shah was scheduled to fly to Rabat at the invitation of Morocco's King Hassan. From there he would journey on to the U.S., where he was expected to stay at the Palm Springs estate of Walter H. Annenberg, former U.S. Ambassador to Britain...
...report submitted to the Harvard Corporation yesterday, the Advisory committee on shareholder Responsibility (ACSR) said the University should refrain from introducing shareholder resolutions in companies operating in South Africa, except as "a last resort...
However, when June 6 rolls around, don't count on hearing anybody whose name is cited now. Both Trudeau and Tomlin have turned down the honor in the past; last year, Dangerfield was a speaker of last resort. This year's committee may well exhaust its 19-person list before it manages to lure some notable, or near-notable, to a Cambridge spring. The post carries no pay or honorarium, and the selection committee may eventually have to call on some personal connections to draw its candidate...