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Confusion momentarily overtook the leaders of the march, however, at the corner of Boylston and South Sts., where some members of the rally tried to divert the marchers to the Kennedy School of Government--contrary to the scheduled route--to protest the appearance of Roy Prosterman, a government land reform expert who has advised the Salvadoran junta on its land redistribution program...
There are only a few distractions that can divert the Bushmen from a guerrilla's trail. An entire unit will come to a halt to collect and devour the honey from a wild-bee comb in a tree, for instance. And the presence of a hyena anywhere in the vicinity is likely to bring on inexplicable and uncontrollable fits of derisive laughter from the Bushmen. Otherwise, they have won the respect of their South African officers. "They've taught me what survival means," says one. "For all their small stature, they can put some of our big stocky...
...president of Harvard University, and nearly ten years since he assumed office. Over the past decade, Bok has managed to keep Harvard gliding across turbulent times on an even keel. He has made himself a man of open letters, suing that ingenious and forthright method to silence critics and divert the energies of a contentious community. When the issue of Harvard's holdings in companies doing business in South Africa and a proposal to name the Kennedy School library after an American entrepreneur in South Africa threatened to alienate large parts of the community, out came open letters. The nationwide...
...tension mounted, the Americans tried to divert themselves with crossword puzzles and, in spite of their lack of sleep, tennis on the embassy courts. Once, while waiting for a particularly critical Iranian reply, the Americans joshingly cast an imaginary movie of the negotiating drama. They agreed that Henry Fonda or Jason Robards should play the lead, poker-faced Christopher. Karl Maiden was their choice as soft-spoken Harold Saunders, the State Department's Near Eastern specialist. Peter Ustinov was assigned the role of Alec Toumayan, the team's balding, urbane interpreter...
More than likely, the cuts in Sunday service will be restored; indeed, some politicians contend that the whole plan is merely a show to divert attention from other painful cutbacks in service. Some, already announced but largely ignored in the furor over Sunday service, include station closings, reduced bus service, and commuter rail cutbacks. While these cuts are not as drastic as the Sunday stoppage, they must not be allowed either. In a country as starved for energy as the United States, mass transit represents the best chance of cutting automobile...