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...bomber decision, critics contend that the new plane will be obsolete by the late 1980s, when the Soviets will have beefed up their air-defense system. Indeed, Politics Professor William Kaufmann of M.I.T. argues that the Reagan plan proves the Administration is not worried about short-term vulnerability, and has only delayed solving the long-term problems. Says Kaufmann: "The window of vulnerability is not closing. It has simply been moved...
...lawyers fear that once jurors see videotapes of the shooting and hear exhaustive FBI testimony about Hinckley's elaborate transcontinental drifting in the months that preceded the act, they would be incapable of reaching a verdict dispassionately on the question of his mental state. "Understandably," the attorneys contend in their brief, "there will be great rage and anger directed at Mr. Hinckley." The best guess of lawyers familiar with the case is that Judge Parker will rule in favor of a conventional, single-jury trial...
AIAW supporters contend that the organization's detractors are too impatient with the AIAW, which is barely a decade old and presumably has not had enough time to acquire the resources and efficient administration of the NCAA...
...Still, I contend that the goal of full integration and eliminating prejudice must not be overlooked, both in the eyes of Blacks and whites. It seems as if the Class of 1985 does comprehend this goal, and I only hope that we, the upperclassmen, do not discourage them, or give them feelings of guilt by persuading them to break from their natural inclination to be color blind. Mustapha Khan...
...even Curry-laughed, Schultz and McDonald's take the matter very seriously. They say Dayan's operations are irreparably damaging the image of McDonald's around the world because of their failure to maintain strict standards of quality, service, and cleanliness-what McDonald's calls "QSC. In short, they contend Dayan's stores, particularly his highly visible outlets on the Champs Elysee, are "a blight on the system." "At stake here is the good McDonald's name that it took more than a quarter of a century for Ray Kroc (McDonald's founder) and the company to establish," Schultz told...