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...Corporation is expected soon to give its pro forma approval to appoint Kuhn professor of History...
...Griffin Bell at that time claimed "national security" considerations required him to allow the former superspook a nolo contendere plea to two counts of the same misdemeanor charge brought against Hendrix. The price Helms paid for this arrangement added a new dimension to the term "plea-bargain:" a pro forma pledge to cooperate with the Justice Department's ITT Investigation, a suspended two-year sentence, and a $2000 fine (which Helms's former CIA cronies raised at a special dinner on his behalf...
...farewell ceremonies on the south lawn, both Begin and Carter looked grim, fatigued and discouraged. The polite code words conveyed the lack of progress. Carter described the talks as "detailed and frank"-which is the diplomat's way of saying they were contentious. He avoided even the pro forma declaration that they had been "productive." He offered an ostensibly friendly observation: "The Israel of 1978 is strong and more secure militarily than at any time in its history. We in America take satisfaction in the knowledge that we have contributed in some small measure to the realization of that...
Podgorny himself arrived in Zambia later in the week to a warm if pro forma welcome. He did not even attempt to visit Angola-prudently, as it turned out, since Fidel had already taken the place by storm...
...committee spokesman, Geoff G. Peterson '67, added that the vote is "essentially a pro forma matter" and the "nomination probably should go through without any problems...