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...Berkeley Chancellor Roger Heyns for not developing a meaningful dialogue with the faculty. The professors, in turn, operated in "a milieu of confusion and uncertainty"-not to mention indifference-with respect to their powers. Too many students, the report said, displayed "an appallingly high rate of disaffection and disinterest toward" their own education. The result was "an atmosphere of distrust and suspicion...
...very absurdity of the outcries tends to obscure potentially valid objections. While doll play begins at an early age, little girls continue this interest during a later period characterized by exclusion and disparagement of the opposite sex. There is much psychiatric evidence suggesting that this period of sexual disinterest has healthy purposes. It aids the normal repression of highly threatening infantile sexual conflicts and allows time for exploration and growth in the demanding process of simply learning to deal with others...
Divorced. By Achmed Sukarno, 65, recently ousted President of Indonesia; Haryati Sumantri, 27, one of his four official wives allowed by Islamic law; on grounds of disinterest (as is permitted in Islam, he simply wrote her a note telling her she was out); after four years of marriage, no children; in Djakarta. Simultaneously, Sukarno announced his secret marriage, probably three years ago, to Yurike Sanger, 21, from northern Celebes, whom he met when she was chosen to entertain at a state function...
Unexpected Opposition. Since both the Vatican and Franco favored the bill, it was expected to sail through. Its author, Foreign Minister Fernando Maria Castiella y Maiz, 59, introduced it to his fellow ministers at a regular Cabinet meeting presided over by Franco. Trouble began almost immediately. To show their disinterest, half a dozen Cabinet members jumped to their feet and walked out of the room. Castiella, who has championed the bill for ten years, nevertheless pressed on with his familiar argument: granting religious freedom was not only the right thing to do morally but also the right thing for Spain...
...Unlike the 'old indifferentism' -- a neglect of religion itself -- this new brand grows out of the ecumenical movement's effort to be profoundly Christian. Prevalent particularly among youth, it shows complete disinterest in denominationalism, emphasizing simply the importance of being a good Christian," he said...