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...Vietnamization depends on the stability of the South Vietnamese government, and the report indicates that President Nguyen Van Thieu's regime is becoming more effective, if not more popular. But it adds that Thieu himself is considered "increasingly autocratic, secretive and isolated." Despite foreign suggestions that he seek wider political backing, many of Thieu's critics believe he will not move in that direction as long as he can count on U.S. support. Besides, there is doubt that many opposition politicians would be willing to join Thieu's regime. Nonetheless, Thieu has made major efforts...
...Continent than ever before. That does not necessarily mean that they will turn away from the U.S. "I want to go into Europe," Chancellor of the Exchequer Roy Jenkins said recently, "to make the Atlantic narrower between the U.S. and Europe as a whole, not to make it wider." Of course, the British alone cannot narrow the distance; the Americans will have to help, and it is still unclear whether the Nixon Administration believes that it is really worth the effort...
Elsewhere, Mitchell has authorized wider use of wiretaps, ordered federal prosecutors not to concede a case simply because a suspect received inadequate warning against selfincrimination, and allocated $236 million to finance a new program to help localities fight crime. So far, his tactics have not paid...
Black students at Harvard have demanded better pay for black painters, more employment for black workers, wider opportunities for black contractors. I think that these are right and just demands, and I hope Harvard meets them...
...usual, the freshman team had a wider margin of victory than their varsity counterparts. The Yardlings swept three events and grabbed nine first places to crush Northeastern. 79-23. Dave Eliot, another K of C star, missed setting a new freshman record by three-tenths of a second in the 1000. His time was a very fast...