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...have the image of the council as about a town meeting, and I think we've worked toward that. The council by itself has no power, and just some influence," said Council Chairman Evan J. Mandery '89. "The way we do accomplish things is by achieving or creation consensus on issues...
Felstiner says the 1960s left her with, "a fundamental assumption that you should never stand still. Struggle is perpetual--you'll never be able to stop, feeling as though you've come to an end. Everything you accomplish opens up the responsibility to continue...
...Secretary of Defense, said he was worried that "we won't play well if we go into a two-minute drill" by negotiating against the deadline of the summit. Shultz replied, "If you talk like that, you'll never get anything. We won't know what we can accomplish until we try. Let's not base policy on a self-fulfilling prophecy...
...Vienna six of the seven non-OPEC summiteers (Colombia excluded) came up with a proposal for boosting prices. They promised to cut their crude-oil exports by 5% if OPEC would do the same. The cutback would be easier for the smaller group to accomplish than for OPEC. Among the six, a 5% reduction would amount to only about 200,000 bbl., while for OPEC it would be more like 700,000 bbl. In return, OPEC members debated a counterproposal that would reduce the group's total production...
...volunteers say they seek to accomplish something much more basic than pure academic instruction. By socializing with the prioners, tutors say, they hope to help the inmates reintegrate themselves into mainstream society. "We're trying to give them an outlet to the outside world," Walter says. "Exposure to nice, happy people who aren't involved in crime is good for them...