Word: electable
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TIME's cover story dealt with the report of a commission headed by Israel's former Supreme Court President, Yitzhak Kahan. The massacre of the Palestinians, which began two days after the assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel, was carried out by Christian Phalangist militiamen. In finding that Sharon had "disregarded the danger of acts of vengeance" when he ordered the militiamen into the camps, the Kahan commission concluded that he bore "indirect responsibility" for what had happened. "It is impossible to justify the Minister of Defense's disregard of the danger of a massacre," the commission stated...
...before it does anything this semester, the council will elect its officers by secret ballot this Sunday. No one has yet declared a challenge to fall term chairman Brian R. Melendez '86, though no previous race for the top spot has gone uncontested. The vice-chairman's slot, treasurer's ledgers, and secretary's notepad are also up for grabs...
FOOTNOTE: *James Monroe, the first President-elect faced with a Sabbath Inaugural Day, decided to wait until Monday, leaving the nation technically leaderless for a few hours. Woodrow Wilson took the oath of office on a Sunday in 1917 in a private ceremony but staged a formal Inaugural for public consumption the next day. So did Dwight Eisenhower...
...such supposed proclivities, bald men are also said to look wise (think of Henry James or Oswald Spengler) and statesmanlike (John Glenn?). All well and good, but prejudices persist. Given a choice, Frank Sinatra decided on hair transplants, and Burt Reynolds acquired a toupee. When are we likely to elect our next bald President...
...TIME's cover story dealt with the report of a commission headed by Israel's Supreme Court President Yitzhak Kahan. The killings, which began two days after the assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel, were carried out by Phalangist militiamen. The Kahan commission concluded that Sharon had ordered the militiamen into the camps and thus bore "indirect responsibility" for what happened; Sharon resigned his Defense post two days after the findings were released...