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...thousand protesters were massacred in Burma. The international community barely noticed. Multinational corporations are now embracing Burma's bloody military regime and the situation is still unknown to most of the world. PepsiCo, one of the worst offenders and most blatant supporters of the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC), Burma's ruling junta, has been given an exclusive contract by Harvard Dining Services. As part of this deal the Undergraduate Council has been offered $10,000 of PepsiCo's money. They should not take...
...council also voted on a resolution calling for a boycott on companies that invest in Burma by both the council and the University...
...addition, several members of the council expressed reservations about accepting the money at all because PepsiCo. has investments in Burma, a country governed by a brutal military dictatorship...
...BRISTLE-JAWED COVER PICTURE OF Gingrich reminded me of an advertising jingle that adorned the country's roadsides about 50 years ago: Does your husband misbehave Grunt and grumble, rant and rave Shoot the brute some Burma Shave It's worth a try. JOHN C. HARRIS Fulton, Missouri...
...Friends of Burma, which Thant and her husband helped co-found three years ago, has about 200 members, only about 20 of which are students, Thant said. Only two or three of the student members are undergraduates, she said...