Word: briefings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brief discussion centered on the political situation in Manila and Aquino's plan for the future. Like others who have talked with him. I was surprised at the opposition leader's lack of hatred for President Marcos. Though Aquino argued eloquently against the imposition of martial law in the Philippines and decried the authoritarian nature of Marcos regime, he expressed some sympathy for a man whose government had sentenced Aquino to death...
...accurate both in rebuking the City Council for denying ballot access for such an important issue, and in calling for efforts to educate Cambridge voters so they can make an informed decision come November. It is difficult to address in full the various issues you raised, but some brief clarification can be made within this limited space...
...Soviet interceptors are notorious fuel guzzlers. Even with extra drop tanks, their endurance is brief; the maximum flying time for both an Su-15 and a MiG-23 is just under an hour. As a result, the nervous pilots refer repeatedly to their remaining fuel levels throughout the 50 min. of elapsed time reflected in the transcript...
Chisholm's speech was part of a one-day visit to Harvard that included a lunch with several Bunting Fellows and a brief appearance at an undergraduate Third World students women's brunch...
Neverthless, there is some coordinator-at Williams and elsewhere-among supporters of anti-apartheid actions. While advocates of divestiture at Harvard fasted last month. Several students at Williams also staged brief "sympathy fasts." Students at Columbia University also staged a candlelight vigil in support of the Harvard hunger strikers at the time. Columbia Faculty senate that the university divest from all companies conducting business in South Africa...