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...beans in the two jars that Reagan keeps constantly available come in 35 flavors, the Prime Minister daintily dipped in. "They might not be good for the teeth," she mused, "but they will be good for sugar consumption in Britain." On more substantive matters, she applauded Reagan's caution in approaching any summit, urging the President to study Brezhnev's statement carefully "both for what it adds up to and what it does not add up to," in the words of one aide...
...trapped trying to stay afloat in his sea of caution. Introducing the section of his letter on race relations, he lists equality of opportunity as the first of three "pertinent objectives," and then adds, "We have come furthest in providing equal opportunity regardless of race; certainly, the University does not engage in any overt practice or policies of a discriminatory nature." But covert and unspoken discrimination remains an insidious reality. And if the aim of equality of opportunity is to eliminate hereditary privilege, as T.H. Marshall said, why are minority students with a small alumni pool not forwarded the funds...
...group of community residents to discuss possible uses for the open lot. When it bought the land. Harvard promised to put housing on the land. Major questions to be answered include how many homes will be built, and how expensive they will be, and University officials are quick to caution that the hefty price paid for the land makes luxury homes "likely" and all but rules out extensive low--and moderate--income development...
Yellow doesn't mean cowardice just because it warns, "Look before you leap." Traffic experts use that color for caution signs because yellow can be seen at a greater distance than any other color...
...Prime Minister-designate also reaffirmed Spain's commitment to membership in the European Community but soft-pedaled the controversial question of joining NATO. His caution was understandable on that score. Suárez's unbridled eagerness to move Spain into NATO had not only met fierce opposition from the Communists and Socialists, it had caused grumbling within the ranks of his own divided party. Seeking to defer action on NATO membership, Calvo-Sotelo proposed further consultations on the question by parliamentary committees. He altogether omitted another highly sensitive subject: a pending divorce bill, initially approved...