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Mencken ordered that the diaries be sealed for 25 years after his death, which occurred in 1956, and thereafter be made available to students only. But in 1985 the Maryland Attorney General ruled the restriction not legally binding. Mencken would probably have put down controversy over the diaries to what he called "the virulence of the national appetite for bogus revelation." But admirers of Mencken's wit may now find it harder to laugh with...
Though the escalating violence is intimidating the population and eroding Barco's support throughout the country, Colombian officials contend that the season of terror is proof that their battle is taking its toll against the intended targets. "We're winning," insists General Miguel Maza Marquez, who as head of the DAS directs the government's offensive (he escaped injury in last week's bombing). "The chieftains no longer live comfortably. They are in the mountains. The best proof that they are cracking is the level of madness to which they have sunk...
Henry C. Moses--the dean of first-year students--and Christine Hughes--an attorney who represented the University for the general counsel's office in the suit--also gave presentations at Thursday's meeting. Hughes declined to discuss the issue yesterday, and Moses could not be reached for comment...
Despite recalling its birth as the beginning of higher education in America, the University sadly missed this opportunity to re-examine either itself or education in general. Both are replete with problems, a serious review might have been a perfect birthday gift--from Harvard to its students, faculty, alumni and staff, and to the educators worldwide who view this university as a model for excellence. Enjoy your party, Harvard. But forgive us, if you will, for thinking beyond the celebration. Classes, thankfully, begin in a few weeks...
NATO spokesperson Robin Stafford said officials were trying to arrange a meeting between Shevardnadze and NATO Secretary-General Manfred Woerner...