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Dates: during 1970-1979
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What "offensive" means has not always been certain. In September 1970, the Nixon Administration protested that Moscow was attempting to establish a submarine base at Cienfuegos, and the understanding was enlarged to include the prohibition of a military naval base on the island and the servicing of nuclear submarines. In 1978, the U.S. expressed concern that 20-odd Soviet MiG-23s in Cuba could be modified to carry nuclear weapons, but later accepted Soviet assurances that the planes were defensive only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Crisis That Was Real | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

This year they plan only minor revisions, unrelated to the Core requirements. Wilson explains that his course already fits the Core. Following the Core guidelines' dictates that Social Analysis courses be organized around a central theme, Wilson's course will ask, Why does a certain person commit a crime...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Professors Flesh Out the Core | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...certain as to what will happen to drama when Brustein settles in in 1980. Bloomfield predicts a shortage of space as well as a change in attitude when Brustein's American Repetory Company moves into the Loeb. On the other hand, several professors believe Brustein will resolve the art-courses-for-credit controversy. Those who have been agitating for more arts in academia await Brustein, a knight in shining armor who will revitalize the battle. The whole issue boils down to one question," says Robert J. Kiely, professor of English, "When does an activity become a course?" Kiely believes that...

Author: By Suzanne R. Spring, | Title: Putting Art in the Liberal Arts | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...wings, Joe Restic harbors one intangible, his "13th man." No. 12, Restic says, is the substitute who is sure to come off the bench sometime during the year and give the team a certain spark that leads to victory. But No. 13, Restic says, is spirit, the one asset this Harvard team has in abundance...

Author: By Nell Scovell, | Title: Women Return With Ivy Championship to Boot | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...wings, Joe Restic harbors one intangible, his "13th man." No. 12, Restic says, is the substitute who is sure to come off the bench sometime during the year and give the team a certain spark that leads to victory. But No. 13, Restic says, is spirit, the one asset this Harvard team has in abundance...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Wouldn't It Be Nice If... | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

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