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While American companies at their best can only help a few thousand non-white workers, divestiture would severely disrupt a nation of millions...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Take It Seriously | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

...Polish seaport of Gdansk. During the past two years, supporters of the outlawed Solidarity trade union had turned the annual holiday celebration into a demonstration against the government of General Wojciech Jaruzelski. As they were last year, the authorities appeared thoroughly prepared to handle any attempt to disrupt the May Day parade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poland: Marching out of Step | 5/14/1984 | See Source »

Just a week ago, a Crimson article implied that the Sparts were attempting to disrupt the student protest for Harvard Divestment from South Africa. Having attended the rally and not noticed the Sparts' so-called disruption, it became even more clear how many people don't like the Sparts...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: A Viable Alternative? | 5/9/1984 | See Source »

...element in the Central American debate emerged last week as the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. destroyer and frigate had begun a "coastal surveillance exercise" off the Gulf of Fonseca, which borders Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador. The mission is to disrupt the flow of arms from Nicaragua to the Marxist-led guerrillas in El Salvador. Pentagon officials stressed that the U.S. ships would remain outside Nicaraguan waters, pro viding only radar assistance to Salvadoran and Honduran naval patrols that attempt to intercept the arms smugglers. Nonetheless, congressional staffers in Washington decried the exercise as "yet another step" toward direct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Central America: Battling over a Not-So-Secret War | 5/7/1984 | See Source »

First, in recounting the chain of events at this year's PLO visit, the BLSA letter claims that Prof. Alan Dershowitz "attempted to disrupt the event by raising a procedural question." True, Prof. Dershowitz wished to ask a question pertaining to moderator Mohammed Kenyatta's five minute explanation of "house rules." Dershowitz raised his hand and waited until Kenyatta looked over to him. When Kenyatta had finished his sentence, Dershowitz inquired, "May I ask a procedural question?" Kenyatta responded flatly, "NO," and continued his address. Dershowitz left quietly without saying another word...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: More BLSA | 5/1/1984 | See Source »

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