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...hope. The original house was built in 1824 by an offshoot of the Lovell family of Massachusetts, taken over later for a century by the Blairs, who came out of Kentucky to join Jackson and waxed wealthy from publishing and real estate. But always the national purpose was a central theme in the family life. Indeed, it was Francis Preston Blair Sr. who twice went off for Lincoln on secret missions to Jefferson Davis to urge peace in the Civil War. That spirit still stalks those halls...
Although hollow predictions seem to characterize the six-year search for a second-stage arms accord, Warnke's optimistic assessment may be accurate. The bulk of SALT II does appear ready for signing. The draft of the resolved portions runs more than 50 pages. Both sides have settled the central issue, agreeing to limit their strategic arsenals to 2,250 weapons systems at least until 1985. These ceilings will require the Soviets to scrap about 300 aging rockets and bombers. The U.S. will not have to make any cuts, since its strategic weapons now total...
Carter yesterday ordered an unprecedented increase of a full percentage point in the lending rate at the nation's central bank, arranged to borrow up to $30 billion in foreign currencies to buy dollars that are unwanted abroad and ordered an increase in the sale of U.S. gold reserves...
Although a central GSAS financial office determines each student's financial need, the individual departments allocate their own aid funds and have some flexibility to reward students with particular academic merit. Some GSAS students have said a uniform allocation system throughout the GSAS would be more equitable...
Connecticut, by the way, finished fourth in the nation last year, and their strong showing led the national powers-that-be to grant the EAIAW three berths in this year's nationals at Central Washington State College. All of which means that IF Harvard gets by this weekend, and IF the Crimson can finish at least third in the finals the following week, it's off to the balmy climes of beautiful down-town Ellensburg in Washington...