Word: draft
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...page 16). At the Pentagon, he has set two goals for himself: 1) to overcome the legacy of the Viet Nam War, which has left the services top-heavy with brass, depressed in morale and saddled with a so far faltering volunteer system as a replacement for the draft; and 2) to enable the American armed forces to meet the new Soviet weapons threat...
...because Bok didn't tip the Republicans off at the time. In February, a month before Bok appointed Vorenberg, Dunster House residents had signed a letter to Bok suggesting that he choose Caroline W. Bynum '63, assistant professor of History. Students in Dunster had met in late January to draft a letter to Bok explaining what qualities they wanted in a master and listing 28 candidates for the job. Vorenberg didn't appear on the list...
Beyond restoring the canal to its pre-June 1967 condition, Egypt faces a billion-dollar decision: whether or not to widen and deepen the waterway to accommodate the new larger ships, including some supertankers. The canal now can handle ships with a maximum draft of 38 ft.-70,000-ton craft carrying full loads of cargo and 140,000-tonners riding empty. An enlarged canal could take fully loaded ships with a draft of 71 ft. and a weight of 260,000 tons, or any ship now afloat empty...
...more than his pride because George Foreman took away his title with a surprise knockout last January in Jamaica. Ali, after being beaten by Frazier three years ago and by Ken Norton last March, can no longer claim that he lost the title only because his disagreement with the draft law forced him into temporary retirement. Each fighter will take home $850,000 or 32.5% of closed-circuit TV revenue and ancillary rights, whichever comes to more. Last time, they cut up a record $5 million purse. This time, the biggest prize for the winner will be the chance...
...Karpatkin, the mother of three adolescents, will quit her private law practice. She and her husband, who is addition ally an unpaid general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union, have been partners since several years after her graduation from Yale Law School. Their clients have included school districts, draft-card burners, divorcees, a few small companies and Model Twiggy...