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...become spy vs. spy in a battle of the bookshelves. The FBI wants to enlist librarians to inform on Soviet nationals or other suspicious characters who check out technical books. No way, says the American Library Association, which calls the program "an unconscionable and unconstitutional invasion of the rights of library users." FBI Director William Sessions vows to continue his efforts: "We will go wherever our intelligence takes...
Will ask Byrne Professor of Administrative Law Clark Byse, who counsels students on law teaching, to encourage and inform minority students interested in teaching careers. The school will "consider the feasibility of' creating a fellowship like the one demanded...
...administration has taken pains to inform board members of this view. A vote on a proposal for divestment was scheduled for the February meeting of the Overseers, but Steiner and Secretary of the Governing Boards Robert Shenton visited two-thirds of the board members before the meeting to discuss the implications of that vote, and to present the administration arguments against such a move...
Second, I can inform Michael Nolan that newcomers to middle-classes in American society--whites and Blacks, but especially whites--experience enormous anxieties connected with this enormous status transition. He might educate himself on the matter by reading the old and new literature on the subject. Or by opening his eyes, by reading the press or watching television, for events in places like Howard Beach, Carnarise, and South Boston. Yes, white-ethnic newcomers to the middle-classes are ideal candidates for neoracist behavior, whether in South Boston or Harvard Yard. Martin Kilson Professor of Government
...Afghanistan, the gloom of recent weeks lifted almost instantly. Diego Cordovez, the U.N. troubleshooter who has shepherded the negotiations for the past six years, emerged from morning sessions with Afghan and Pakistani diplomats and told reporters, "We have discussed; we have negotiated. That's over. I want to inform you that the documents are now finalized and open for signature...