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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...handily defeated, 11-89, to no one's surprise. Then the Cooper-Hart forces, fearing that they were about to lose a vote they desperately needed, sweet-talked Mrs. Smith into putting in a new amendment: this one would also halt both research and deployment on Safeguard but allow research on other types of ABM systems. Since Mrs. Smith was clearly not going to vote any money whatsoever for Safeguard?not even the research-only funds included in the Cooper-Hart amendment?the opposition's only hope was to get all the anti-ABM forces together behind Mrs. Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: MOVING AHEAD, NIXON STYLE | 8/15/1969 | See Source »

...repeatedly accused the North Vietnamese of treating U.S. prisoners in brutal and inhumane ways. The accusations have seemed well-founded, especially in view of Hanoi's refusal to divulge the names of the men it holds and to allow a free flow of mail. But the testimony of the returning peace delegation seemed slightly hopeful. There was, of course, the possibility that the delegates were shown only carefully selected scenes by the North Vietnamese and were thus unwittingly taken in. It is also possible that their own sympathies colored their reports. Still, their testimony on the whole seemed credible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: THE PLIGHT OF THE PRISONERS | 8/15/1969 | See Source »

Harvard's negotiating committee and the Army failed to reach an agreement which would allow for the continuation of the program. This is primarily the result of a Faculty resolution limiting ROTC to the status of an extra-curricular organization, removing academic credit, and removing appointments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from military professors...

Author: By Gregg J. Kilday, | Title: Army Plans to Terminate Harvard ROTC in 1970; Air Force Stays Until '71 | 8/12/1969 | See Source »

These last features of the program allow the seminar members of familiarize themselves with the traditions of the 35 nations represented, and thus to form a common bond. As Brown explains it, "The entire six week period is a very intense experience. By the end of the summer the members have formed a very cohesive body...

Author: By Robin B. Wright, | Title: International Seminar Introduces Foreign Dignitaries to United States | 8/12/1969 | See Source »

...tell you, those extras aren't moving fast enough." The trick was to release the violence in neighborhood theaters. But somehow the oversized part continued to elude the outsized Wayne. The first picture he made for Monogram literally took place in a one-horse town; the budget did not allow for any more livestock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: John Wayne as the Last Hero | 8/8/1969 | See Source »

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