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Homer's barb, gently and cheerily spoken, had a telling point. In 1975 the admissions offices combined, and the two schools declared "there are no longer any limits on the number of women students who can be admitted." (The freshman class is now 65% men, 35% women...
...announced its plans to build a fence between Juarez and El Paso, which a spokesman for the construction firm said would have edges sharp enough to cut off the toes of any Mexican who tried to cross it, the Mexican government was willing "to fight to the last barb to tear the thing down," one American living in Mexico said. When the U.S. trade restrictions on Mexican goods oscillated unpredictably, Lopez Portillo voiced his outrage...
...Barb Quade...
Desai, 82, had no desire to help Gandhi wrap herself in martyr's robes. But Janata hardliners, stung by Gandhi's barb that the proceedings were "like a medieval star chamber," balked at Desai's plan of suspending her from Parliament until she publicly apologized for the 1975 offense. Snapped Janata Member Kanwar Lal Gupta: "Indira-ji has put 150,000 people in jail. Can't she spend three days there herself?" The vote to condemn...
Strong performances by Crimson swimmers in the key events kept the outcome of the meet in question until the final moments. Freshman Barb Niles turned in a personal best for the 100-yd. breastroke, but the Crimson was denied the needed one-two victory in the deciding race when she was touched out for second at the finish...