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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While Carter's show of White House muscle was impressive, some problems persist. The President is having difficulty filling top jobs in his Administration, in part because potential nominees are reluctant to commit themselves to a boss who may have only a bit more than a year in power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Incumbency Is the Best Policy | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

The rhetoric of military confrontation may sound splendid in a political cam paign, but if voters consider the perils of stationing U.S. armed forces in the Middle East, they may find saber rattling a less effective policy than it was in the days when wars were fought with sabers.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Saber Rattling By Connally | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

CAMBRIDGE VOTERS will consider six non-binding referendum questions tomorrow. Perhaps the most important of these is Question 5, which would ask the city not to invest in financial institutions doing business in South Africa. Citizens should discourage any support of apartheid practices, however indirect.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Good Questions | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Another group that appeals to the condo owners, albeit more mysteriously, is the CCC. In what became one of the biggest controversies of the election, the CCC endorsed a slate of 13 candidates, but did not vote on a platform. Instead of issues, its leaders say, they are interested in...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Buddy System | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

To achieve the pleasant combination, both college Presidents in 1973 appointed the Committee to Consider Aspects of the Harvard-Radcliffe Relationship that Affect Administrative Arrangements, Admissions, Financial Aid and Educational Policy, to do just that. Karl Strauch, Leverett Professor of Physics chaired the panel--simply called the "Strauch Committee"--composed...

Author: By Burton F. Jablin, | Title: So Happy Together: Admissions Under One Roof | 11/3/1979 | See Source »

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