Word: developers
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Dean Daniel C. Tosteson said in a December letter to Harvard doctors that he will appoint a small committee of senior faculty members to help him develop procedures to prevent fraud...
Gorbachev may now seek Sakharov's support on Soviet arms-control proposals. A positive word from Sakharov would undoubtedly lend credibility to Gorbachev's fight to scuttle U.S. plans to develop a space-based missile- defense system, or Strategic Defense Initiative. Western analysts say the teaming of Gorbachev and Sakharov on this issue is not farfetched, given their mutual commitment to arms control. Observes a diplomat: "Judging by what Sakharov has said and written in the past, he would be against SDI if he expressed an opinion...
...capsule's contents reflect the theme of freedom and liberty in 1986. ABC will donate tapes of this year's Liberty Centennial celebrations. The Associated Press will compile the year's wire service stories dealing with the motif; United Press International will develop a chronology of 1986 events that reflects the concept of freedom. There will be taped greetings from President Reagan and U.S. Interior Secretary Donald Hodel, essays by children from 50 states and memorabilia from the 1986 Liberty extravaganzas...
During the past 20 years the soft-spoken physicist has undergone a remarkable transformation in the eyes of his countrymen. Once he was a highly decorated scientist who in the 1950s helped develop the first Soviet hydrogen bomb; by the early 1970s he had become an outcast among his own people as a result of his relentless campaign for human rights and disarmament. In 1975 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize but was not allowed to go to Oslo to receive it. In January 1980 he was arrested by the KGB after criticizing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan...
With President Reagan weakened by Iranscam and Congress in Democratic hands, Wright is expected to seize the initiative and launch an ambitious legislative agenda. Unlike O'Neill, who was content to let his committee chairmen dictate their schedules, Wright will probably use his post to articulate and develop the party's legislative direction. He told TIME that he intends to seek quick re-enactment of the Clean Water Bill, which the President vetoed last month, push through a highway-spending bill and draft comprehensive trade legislation...