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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...always been interested in disasters and crises," says Friedrich of his latest project, an interest that makes him especially well suited to his Nation duties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 17, 1979 | 9/17/1979 | See Source »

Zeckhauser said the purchase did not violate the spirit of the agreement, but some Cambridge residents disagreed, since buying the property and holding it for Brody's low interest purchase may have prevented the unit from reaching the open market. "It is yet another example of Harvard's ongoing maneuvering to make it difficult for Cambridge residents to buy property in their city," David Sullivan, a city council candidate, said. "It is only one unit, but it is part of a consistent scheme," Sullivan said, adding "even small violations call into question Harvard credibility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Buys Condominium Across Red Line | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...indication that the University knows that it's playing a winning game. The Corporation did not even discuss the South Africa issue during the summer and, according to Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, President Bok may issue more open letters if "topics come up of widespread interest." In addition, the ACSR will continue inconclusive and seemingly endless review of corporate practices in South Africa...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Harvard--Divesting of the Debate | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...started innocuously enough. The New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG) included in its 1978 legislative agenda--right beside its diatribes on funeral costs and sugar content--the promise to work for a "truth in testing" bill, because "students and others whose careers are depending on the results of machine-correctable examinations have a right to know the significance of these tests...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Testing: Truth or Consequences? | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

Meanwhile, everyone is watching with interest. "We're waiting to see how the law turns out," truth-in-testing advocate McLean says. "We won't know anything definite until the law goes into effect January 1," admissions official Geraghty declares, "We need to see how this works out before we go ahead and do it on a larger scale," pleads ETS's Churchill. Only Malkin is making concrete predictions: "It should be interesting," he says...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Testing: Truth or Consequences? | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

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