Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although one could imagine a host of issues that might sway Downie, for both personal and professional reasons--such as which candidate will appoint a Supreme Court that is less restrictive of press freedoms, or who is more likely to raise taxes--the Managing Editor will not be lured so easily. With the bad rap special interest groups have received in recent years, one can understand his reticence...
Odds are, with the campaign less than two months away, these are as detailed a treatment we can expect on the issues raised by Bok and the report. Throw into the equation the fact that the University has persistently complained about the Reagan Administration's policy of placing restrictions on government research, and it is clear that even fair Harvard's president might have a favorite in this election...
...viewers of World Monitor, a nightly program of international news produced by the Christian Science Monitor, time does seem to be standing still. The program, which debuted last week on cable's Discovery Channel, has ) the meaty content and sober style of an earlier, less frantic TV era. Yet, to its creators, the show is not a look backward but an effort to bring a respected but somewhat stodgy news organization into the 1980s...
...premises? For one thing, says EEOC Chairman Clarence Thomas, lesser quarters "would be sending the wrong signal" and might even cause people not to take the EEOC "seriously." The lease may just send the wrong signal to Congress, which is considering legislation to encourage agencies to move to the less expensive suburbs...
...Bush reiterated his charge that Dukakis was soft on defense. In response, Dukakis doffed a helmet and rode in an M1 tank. In a speech in Chicago, Dukakis conveyed a conservative caution about Gorbachev's reforms and said the U.S. should be prepared to use economic incentives to induce less Soviet repression and international mischief making...