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Steiner also criticized WEAL for expecting any swift turnover in the faculty, since the school can only hire new tenured professors when others leave--as only four have since...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Not-So-Affirmative Actions | 10/18/1980 | See Source »

...crisp passes, plus a swift forward line, combined to cause trouble for the Harvard defense. The Maroons clicked first eight minutes into the game, when sophomore Kathy Bell slammed a penalty corner past Crimson netminder Betty Ippolito...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Springfield Breezes Past Stickwomen | 10/17/1980 | See Source »

...life very quickly became considerably more complicated. It was soon apparent that there was no compelling cause for Arab jubilation at Iran's expense and that hopes for a swift Iraqi conquest were exaggerated. The Iranians, recovering from the surprise attack and beginning to fight back, promptly advised everybody in earshot-and within range of their fleet of Phantom jets-that overt support of Iraq would be considered a hostile act, and implied that the fragile and exposed oil facilities of the gulf states would be the first Iranian targets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: On the Fretful Sidelines | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

Courts for repeat offenders dispense tough, swift justice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Between a Rock and a Hard Case | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

High conviction rates and long sentences are not the only features that set such programs apart; they are also swift. Cases in MOB move from arraignment to disposition in an average of 97 days, compared with around 400 days in the regular court system. One reason is the policy of assigning a prosecutor to each case for its duration instead of having it passed from one to another at various stages. Some programs, like Chicago's, act more quickly because the judges' case loads are lighter. Also important is their refusal to abide delays. Judge Thomas Fitzgerald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Between a Rock and a Hard Case | 10/13/1980 | See Source »

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