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...Russian Research Center to promote study in Soviet history, politics, economics and literature. In 1958, the year after the Soviets' triumphant launch of Sputnik, Congress passed the National Defense Education Act, which provided Government funds for Soviet-studies programs at such universities as Washington, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, California (Berkeley), Indiana and Stanford. By 1970, however, Government and foundation funds began drying up. Between 1967 and 1976, federal contracts for all foreign affairs research dropped from $40 million to less than $20 million. Détente with the U.S.S.R., a national preoccupation with Viet Nam and the Middle East...
Most experts agree that the new leadership will be less dogmatic and more pragmatic, but just as tough as the old. Cautions George Breslauer of the University of California at Berkeley: "I completely reject the view that younger Soviet leaders are reformists. They are equally hard line...
Kirkland and Calhoun-Berkeley worked a scoreless tie until the second-half play swayed in their direction...
Winthrop and Kirkland Houses, who are tied for first in Harvard intramural rankings until Tuesday's championships, faced Yale's number-one and two colleges Winthrop handled Stiles-Morse while Kirkland cruised over Berkeley-Calhoun...
Kirkland 6, Calhoun-Berkeley...