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...more liberal Congress is on the verge of passing three bills that could exceed his spending plans by $3.5 billion-and he may well veto one or more of them. Paying no heed to the President's protest that various dams, canals and irrigation projects are too costly and environmentally damaging, the House restored 17 of the 18 projects on his final hit list; the Senate is expected to restore more than half. The White House seems to be virtually itching to veto the wasteful measure when it reaches Carter's desk. Says a presidential aide: "There...
...University's Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR) offered the Harvard Corporation an unprecedented number of anti-management recommendations on shareholding issues this year, ranging from investment in South Africa to the Arab boycott. But in several key instances, the Corporation refused to heed the ACSR's advice and vote against the management of companies like Mobil, Gulf Oil, General Electric and Manufacturers Hanover...
...speech, Carter was saying that "we need a wider set of relationships in a world in which traditional concerns of war and peace are now being matched by new problems of social justice and development." Critics of the President's policies complained that he is not paying enough heed to the North-South question, that he is not sufficiently committed to working with the industrial democracies, that he is too preoccupied with the human rights issue. Other detractors were alarmed that the Carter Administration has almost totally ignored China-an omission that Brzezinski insists will soon be corrected. Still...
...easy thing to do. Better perhaps to start with its highlight: a charismatic vignette by Patty Woo as the devilishly sensuous maid. Uninhibited and secure in her own sexuality, Petra serves as a foil to the other characters, who are trapped in false unions and unable to heed their hearts' urgings. Woo's eloquent rendition of "The Miller's Son," a defense of her free and easy lifestyle and a prayer for future stability, is her only moment in the spotlight. But the energy and excitement she brings to this number throw into relief the relative absence of those qualities...
...calling for a one-year delay in the implementation of the concentration requirement. The Class of '78 asked the faculty to leave the program optional until the full details of each area's requirement could be worked out. But the faculty, bent on imposing more structure, voted not to heed the students' request...