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Thank you for your letter of August 10, 1987, concerning the dispute over the appointment of Clare Dalton. Having looked at the file, discussed the matter with a number of faculty members, and talked with you at length, I agree that an essential step in reviewing the case is to gain a better understanding of the wide discrepancy between the views of the outside experts and some of the faculty members with respect to Professor Dalton's manuscript on Rylands v. Fletcher. In accordance with our conversations, let me summarize how I believe such an inquiry should be conducted...
That low-overhead, high-priced reception in Boston last month helped make Dukakis the cash king of Democrats. When candidates of both parties file their quarterly reports with the Federal Election Commission this week, Dukakis will show total donations of $4.2 million. He displaces Delaware Senator Joe Biden, now running second with $3.1 million. Missouri Congressman Richard Gephardt will be third, with $2.2 million, and the other four Democrats are well behind...
...feeling is strong among many U.S. workers that their lost wages are serving mainly to enrich managers, shareholders and investment bankers. One statistic that buttresses the notion is the increase in top executive compensation, which, according to one survey, climbed about 18% last year, even as rank-and-file wages stagnated...
...bill also empowers President Reagan to exempt certain items from the ban, including products essential for defense. Kongsberg hopes such an exemption would allow it to fulfill a $96 million contract to sell Penguin air-to-ship missiles to the Navy. Without that sale, Kongsberg might be forced to file for bankruptcy...
...being tested in a Libel Dispute Resolution Program at the University of Iowa, run by three professors, including Gilbert Cranberg, a former editorial- page editor of the Des Moines Register. In some 30 cases to be handled over the next two years, both sides must waive the right to file suit. In exchange there are supervised negotiating sessions, a possible factual hearing on whether a statement was false and damaging -- without considering whether the error met the legal "malice" standard -- and ultimately arbitration. Remedies imposed against a media defendant might include compulsory airing of the arbitrator's findings but would...