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SINS OF THE FATHERS: A STUDY OF THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADERS, 1441-1807, by James Pope-Hennessy. From its origins on the 15th century African Gold Coast to the Abolition Act of 1807, the author documents the vast complex of international crime that sold people for profit.
The Ivy League and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Association were foiled yesterday in their attempt to secure the abolition of the 1.6 athletic eligibility rule at the annual convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in New York.
The British may get some help from the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association, which has yet to decide just where it stands. "I am against dishonesty," says President Robert Kelleher, "but I stop short of any abolition of all distinction between the amateur and the pro." Kel leher has promised to...
In other draft matters, Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.) said in an interview today that he would propose institution of a random selection draft system early in the 1968 Senate session. Kennedy's bill would also call for the abolition of undergraduate deferments once American casualties in Vietnam...
At its meeting this Monday, the Committee will consider suggestions for changes in the grading system, including the abolition of both ranking and averaging.