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...difficult to assess the enigmatic and contradictory personality of the woman who ruled India for most of two decades, but the roots must lie somewhere in those years of loneliness. Daughter of a champion of democracy, she made herself at one point a virtual dictator. She could be warm and charming but also arrogant and ruthless. She always had a look of sadness. "I like being Prime Minister, yes, but... I am not ambitious," she once said. And on another occasion: "I could have become an interior decorator. I could even have become a dancer...
Though longtime Editor Marvin Stone still exercises day-to-day control, Evans has begun attending editorial and marketing meetings. Says he: "My job is to assess the New presence magazine and the role it plays. We want to come up with ways for the magazine to evolve organically. I'm more likely to emphasize reporting rather than soft features...
...issue of College ties to the clubs has preoccupied both the CCL and College officials, especially Epps, for nearly a year. The CCL failed to take any definitive action at its first meeting last week because its new members wanted time to completely assess the situation. But the verdict is in; the clubs' request for "more time" to discuss the issue is merely a delaying tactic. Next Monday--by which time CCL members plan to have met with all the club presidents--is late enough to resolve the conflict. We urge both groups to take quick and final action...
...provide a framework for countries around the world. As assistants of John Maynard Keynes, Stone and 1977 Nobel Laureate James Meade helped prepare a wartime study that organized mountains of data into a profile of the British economy. That herculean task enabled the country's leaders to assess accurately its resources...
...still early in the year so it's hard to assess them," says Head Coach Harry Parker, adding. "I can say that they've shown a lot of enthusiasm and seem intent on providing the squad with positive leadership...