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...least a quarter of every college curriculum should consist of small seminars in which the "Great Books" are discussed, Mortimer J. Adler, chairman of the Board of Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica and an authority on innovative teaching techniques, said yesterday at the opening of a Britannica publications display at the Coop...
There are hazards and limitations to all the new U.S. initiatives. Next month's display of military muscle may have scant effect on Libyan attempts to cause trouble in Egypt and the Sudan. U.S. support for Mubarak must strike a careful balance so as not to cast him as little more than a U.S. puppet, imperiling his fledgling hold on his country. The U.S. may also have difficulty delivering on its weapons promises, for the Pentagon has few arms to spare. Both M60 tanks and air defense missiles, for example, are in short supply...
...power to seize the government, but they do have the capacity to cause endless trouble. Security crackdowns, such as Sadat's roundup of 1,600 assorted opponents last month or the arrests last week, could easily backfire. So could the Reagan Administration's plan for a spectacular display of American military power, another pointed reminder to the fanatics of Egypt's Western connection...
Thus went Operation Big Crunch, endorsed by none other than the august French jewelry firm of Cartier. The stunt was aimed at discouraging the lucrative rip-off of luxury goods through counterfeiting. The crushed timepieces, which will go on display in Cartier stores around the world, were phony renditions of the company's famous $650 Tank watch. They were nabbed en route from Zurich to Tijuana by alert U.S. Customs inspectors. Once in Mexico, the fakes could have been sold for $300 to $400 each...
Harvard, now 14-2 and winners in 12 of their last 13, outswam Williams, New England's top Division II squad, in an fine display of water polo strategy and ability...