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...still stands as the major instrument by which the Faculty can suppress free speech through the threat of disciplinary action against political protesters. It has long been the position of this newspaper that the CRR should be abolished. Nothing has happened during the CRR boycott to change that position. Even those who advocate mere reform of the CRR must agree that a unified boycott is the only weapon students have left. It should...
Your choice of the headline "Freshmen Will Break CRR Boycott" in yesterday's Crimson was misleading. After the meeting of the panel of 15 freshmen representatives, I was not left with the impression that the boycott was over. Furthermore, an end to the boycott does not appear imminent, as was implied in your headline...
...more accurate headline would have read "Freshmen Now Deadlocked on CRR Boycott." Seven of the 15 committee members voted in favor of continuing the boycott. Five committee members voted for a motion to end the boycott. Three committee members voted against both proposals, expressing their willingness to put people on the committee provided that a reform proposal is passed. Presumably, this gives CHUL some time to draw up a proposal and submit it for passage through accepted channels...
...appears likely that the passage of such a proposal will end the boycott; without passage of such a proposal, it appears the votes to continue the boycott do indeed exist. It is now crucial that CHUL move quickly to draw up a proposal if they wish to gain the confidence of the freshman committee...
SECRETARY OF STATE Cyrus Vance announced last week that the Carter administration will move to repeal the Byrd amendment, which allows U.S. companies to buy Rhodesian chrome in defiance of the U.N. boycott of the southern African country. At this point, the gesture would be little more than symbolic. The U.S. does not need the chrome--Rhodesia supplies less than ten per cent of this country's needs, and the government here has stockpiled enough for almost a year anyway. The effect on Rhodesia, while real, would merely be yet another blow to an economy that has been slipping rapidly...