Word: exception
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Permission to entertain women guests will ordinarily be given only between the hours of four and seven p.m. except that on Saturdays and Sundays the hours may begin at noon. On Saturday evenings and evenings before holidays, the hours may be extended to eight p.m. in the Freshman dormitories and to midnight in the Houses...
...Gorbachev, how much better it would be for that successor to have far fewer weapons. I do not think he is waiting around for Gorbachev to be overthrown by students the way students are doing it in China. So I don't see what's holding Bush back, except that over the past 40 years the U.S. has, narrowly speaking, profited from a divided and armed Europe. It has given us a lot of political and military leverage. It is clear that if Europe is disarmed and united, we will lose that leverage. But the benefits of a united...
...townspeople rallied to action. The school system agreed to add extra English classes and hire special tutors. The Cotton Boll Vocational and Technical School promised low-cost training to help Japanese technicians adjust to U.S. industry standards. The state police agreed to waive all requirements for driver's licenses except the written exam. Says Mississippi County Court Judge Joe Gurley: "We promised them just about anything they wanted. We were desperate...
...Except for the top veteran commanders, for whom having a peasant background is a badge of honor, officers are mostly urbanites, educated at one of the army's 25 technical academies. Their pay has not kept up with China's inflationary pace. A major earns about 250 yuan a month (roughly $67), while a hard-working Shanghai taxi driver can clear 2,000 yuan ($537). Such perks as free housing and food allowances, however, compensate somewhat for the income differential. Deng, moreover, has worked to maintain ties with the leadership by insisting on faster promotions based on skill rather than...
WILBUR K. JORDAN (1943-1960)--All courses are made coeducational, except for some of the large freshman courses, which remain segregated for several more years...