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...some of his colleagues will testify, the McCarthy period probably only helped to confirm Fairbank's long-standing cynicism about the possibilities of cross-cultural understanding and social change. As Benjamin I. Schwartz '38, Williams Professor of History and Political Science, who was one of Fairbank's graduate students after the war says, "Everyone would accept the view that we have a tendency to be culture-bound, but not everyone would stress it as much." And Thomson calls Fairbank an "historical pessimist" who "does not believe in the perfectibility of people or their institutions...
...Southie its actions were right). Because of Lupo's access to normally off-the-record meetings between White and his staff, Liberty's Chosen Home also offers a case-study of civic decision-making--although at times the Mayor and his aides--Bob Kiley, Ira Jackson, Eddie King, Bob Schwartz, Kirk O'Donnell--have few options and are forced to take a particular course of action. At one point, the city government discovers it must face the real possibility that the Mullens gang (which runs organized crime in South Boston) will take over the anti-busing movement in South Boston...
...Radcliffe sports teams will tell you that something unusual is happening to women's sports at Harvard. Radcliffe basketball--only two upperclasswomen. Senior Sue Williams and junior captain Katherine Fulton; swimming--a 21 women team of which only two were upperclasswomen, senior captain Jane Hendricks and junior Sue Schwartz; field hockey--only three upper class members, senior captain Ann Dupuis, senior Karen Lindsley and junior captain-elect Lucy Wood, squash three of the first seven squashers were freshwomen...
...Sweet 'n Low, then resumed it to meet suddenly booming demand. On the New York Stock Exchange, the prices of some beverage-company shares temporarily took a dive. At many stores, weight-conscious buyers stripped the shelves bare of their favorite low-calorie products. Insisted Atlanta Banker William Schwartz III: "I'm going out to buy $1,000 worth of Tab. I can't live without...
...handful of American tourists in Uganda last week, some left the country without incident. But Brian Schwartz, 24, a Yale Law School graduate from New York City, was detained for three days, interrogated by Ugandan police and roughed up; twice he was taken to lonely places by machine gun-toting guards, but each time he was returned to jail. Luckily he managed to throw a piece of paper bearing his name and passport number to a Canadian on the street below. The paper found its way to the West German embassy, which has handled U.S. affairs there since...