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...Wilson Goode in the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary. It may also prove contagious. "When you get a triggering force like the Washington victory, you generate a great deal of dynamism in other cities," says Political Scientist Marguerite Ross Barnett of Columbia University. "It will have an enormous impact on national politics." The moral of these two races, adds Mary Coleman, a political science professor at Jackson State University, is that there is a new reluctance on the part of blacks to "accept business as usual." The campaigns of Washington and Goode also reflected a subtle but important development in black...
...could cut the deficit by about $10 billion in 1986. McKie also said that Congress should consider a value added tax (VAT), a kind of national sales tax used by most West European countries. Basic foods and other essential goods could be exempted from the tax to minimize its impact on poor people...
Caught in the middle of the dispute is Kent's religious superior, George Basil Cardinal Hume, the Archbishop of Westminster. He gave Kent permission to run the C.N.D., al though its activities have clearly had a political impact; Kent's position could be construed to be against the wishes of the Pope, who has warned Catholic clergy to avoid direct involvement in politics. In mid-April, Hume listed the reasons he agreed to let Kent run C.N.D.: 1) disarmament is a moral issue and Kent considered it to be a ministry; 2) the C.N.D., in the Cardinal...
...dean, is more harmonious, more solvent and more purposeful than the one he inherited in 1973. The news last week that Rosovsky will step down next June does more than prompt and assessment of the dean's successes and failures. It also, in light to Rosovsky's great impact in the University's second most powerful post, underscores the need for a careful, open and wide-ranging search for a successor...
...thank Professor Hoffmann and Professor Smith for their open support of Harvard's anti-apartheid movement. Although divestiture may not have a direct effect upon South Africa's racial policies, the symbolism of the effort to divest from firms with South African holdings will not fail to have an impact on the international scene. By questioning President Bok's statement and by earnestly supporting the efforts of the student community at Harvard (both inside and outside the classroom). Professors Hoffmann and Smith have encouraged us to become aware of our role in the world community. Vijaya Ramachandran...