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Moscow may not be willing to listen. The official Soviet news agency, TASS, pointedly noted last month "that neither the Stockholm conference nor bilateral contacts can substitute for the Geneva talks, which were disrupted through the fault of the Reagan Administration." Soviet President Yuri Andropov has not made a public appearance in five months, but the Kremlin keeps signaling that he is actively involved in decision making. Last week Andropov sent a message to a visiting delegation of French peace activists urging that "not a single chance should be missed for a return to the path of talks...
...East-West Tensions. As long as France and Britain had colonial empires, the [cold] war between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. could not be waged here. Since then, the struggle between capitalism and Marxism has been transferred to Africa. Mostly it is the Soviet Union's fault. Its most dynamic representative is [Libya's Colonel Muammar] Gaddafi, who is responsible for a lot of the trouble in many parts of Africa...
...decade ago, the legal doctrine of contributory negligence might have barred such a suit because damages usually were not awarded if the victim was to blame in any way. The new rules, known as comparative negligence, allow a jury to assess the percentage of fault on each side and apportion damages accordingly...
Another central issue was whether to recommend punishment in principal for the commanders at fault. While the commission held the ultimate responsibility for such a catastrophe lay with those in charge, they did not recommend that Reagan levy any punishment. "There is not evidence to prosecute successfully," said Murray, adding. "There should not be court martialing of some people while other people escape." Reagan eventually accepted this recommendation...
...Shavuos case is a perfect chance for Harvard to behave better. The harm is done as far as rescheduling goes, though the University is unquestionably at fault for not correcting the problem last year while it still could. For now, it should acknowledge and apologize for the slight to a segment of the community, perhaps by printing announcements in Commencement programs; it should do its best through alternative ceremonies and additional functions the next day to ease the effects of the conflict: and it should now promise in certain terms that next time the holiday and the Harvard formula conflict...