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...South and Soviet troops in Czechoslovakia. Most disappointingly, he gave no definite clue that Russia was finally willing to begin talks with the U.S. on limiting strategic weapons. He even rejected Nixon's proposal to agree immediately to impose an embargo on arms shipments to the Middle East. Though Gromyko's speech contained few polemics, it was at least as unresponsive as Nixon's to urgent problems. Next week Gromyko and Secretary of State William Rogers will resume private bilateral talks on the Mideast; the most that can be expected, however, is agreement on a joint attitude...
...Middle East conflict will figure in scheduled debates on two subjects this fall: the condition of Palestinian refugees, who have been U.N. wards since 1948, and Arab claims of human-rights violations in Israeli-occupied territories. Other debates certain to engage the Assembly's time and temper include the protection of civil rights for Northern Ireland's Catholic minority and restrictions on chemical and germ warfare. There is every prospect that the U.N. will formally decide to enter the pollution-control field by setting up the first worldwide governmental conference on the protection of the environment...
...ready, after just as many years of indifference, to join the roster. The Red Chinese are expected to receive support from Canada and Italy, whose envoys are currently negotiating diplomatic recognition of Red China. The U.S., as always, will lead the opposition. There are reports as well that East Germany is anxious for membership, and that East European nations will attempt a bit of backdoor maneuvering in order to gain U.N. status for Walter Ulbricht's regime. Neither Germany is now a member, although West Germany holds observer status...
...SECURELY INTO THE '70s"). Resorting to one of those polysyllabic German jawbreakers, pollsters claim that the voters are displaying a higher degree of Risikobereitschaft, or willingness to take risks. Brandt's reform-minded Socialists, with their advocacy of revaluation of the German mark, bridge-building to the East, and greater worker participation in management and profit sharing will be the direct beneficiaries. Their constructive role as a partner in the Grand Coalition has helped them overcome the old fears that the "Sozis" would run wild if they gained power...
After decades of single-sex living and learning, many of the top private campuses of the East have formally surrendered to coeducation. This fall Princeton has 151 girls, 101 of them freshmen and the rest transfer students from other colleges. Yale has accepted 588 women, including 230 freshmen. Vassar College boasts 91 new male undergraduates. Bennington College has taken...