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Carl Gershman, 41, president of the NED and a former counselor to Jeane Kirkpatrick when she was U.N. Ambassador, seemed to have no mea culpas in mind. Citing the agreement that allowed the NED to "consult" with the IFP, Gershman expressed concern about a number of the selections -- Seymour Hersh's The Price of Power, Jonathan Kwitny's Endless Enemies and Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth -- saying that they reflected the views "of only one segment of the American political spectrum." He asked not that they be withdrawn but that others from a conservative perspective be included...
...example, Professor of Law Gary Bellow said, if a woman comes into the Legal Services Center claiming that her husband is beating her, a law student would consult the computer to find out what types of information are needed to proceed properly...
...give full and fair hearing to reasoned expressions of grievances; and to respond promptly and in good faith to such expressions and to widely-expressed needs for change. In making decisions which concern the community as a whole or any part of the community, officers are expected to consult with those affected by the decisions. Failures to meet these responsibilities may be profoundly damaging to the life of the University. Therefore, the University community has the right to establish orderly procedures consistent with imperatives of academic freedom to assess the policies and assure the responsibility of those whose decisions affect...
...meantime, the White House also managed to offend the West Germans. Kohl had been bypassed when Washington originally announced that Reagan would be in West Germany on V-E day, May 8. Later, without consult- ing Kohl, the White House announced that the President would address the European Parliament instead. The seeming ineptitude surrounding the Reagan plans is particularly surprising since it is the final project being handled by Deputy Chief of Staff Michael Deaver, the President's usually masterly impresario, be- fore he leaves the White House for private life...
...strike. After negotiations, however, they agreed to the need for a transitional military rule and went back to work. Even so, the ruling council agreed to form a Cabinet in which civilians would occupy every seat except the Ministry of Defense. The military also promised that it would consult with the political parties throughout the period of transition, which it said would last at least a year. "The new leaders are sincere in what they are doing," said a retired officer. "But they have learned that you can't give power back just like that...