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...most important Asian ally. Ever since last summer, when Japan learned to its astonishment that Nixon's adviser had gone to Peking to arrange a presidential visit about which Tokyo had not even been informed, the Japanese have become increasingly convinced-rightly or wrongly-that some personal Kissinger bias has had a role in shaping what they see as a harsh and misguided new U.S. policy direction. Tokyo's pique (or paranoia) has only been exacerbated by the fact that Kissinger turned aside several official invitations to visit, finally agreed to a "private" trip and then postponed...
Despite the apparent anti-ecumenical bias of the action, the vote to withdraw from COCU-if it is not reversed at next year's meeting-could actually improve Presbyterian ecumenism in some other directions. The Rev. Matthew Welde of Norristown, Pa., who led the Philadelphia anti-COCU move, says that he and his supporters oppose "structural union" but would like to see wider "spiritual unity" in ecumenical contacts-including those with groups not now included in the COCU plan, such as the Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists and Pentecostals. Also, the Presbyterians' plans to merge with the Presbyterian Church...
Oliver said the emphasis of the groups would be in combatting the effects of decentralization at Harvard as it affects women. "I certainly feel there is a male bias not only in the population here, but also in the academic approach and lifestyle. There is a total de-emphasis on community. Women here are trying to build a community." Oliver said...
...studied the loss of work time resulting from the marriage, and with the knowledge that "the whole of my life work under the married condition must be less than half that of myself single...I have searched my heart carefully to assure this conclusion is not affected by emotional bias...and am asking for a divorce...
...must search for other ways of eliminating the risk of bias while protecting ourselves from pressures that may conflict with our desire to achieve the highest quality of appointments...