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...some of this discontent stems from the natural resistance to change that characterizes any comfortable organization. Yet Gorski dismissed most of the union's grievances out of hand, without realizing that the officers had a right to complain about their conditions of employment. The University has done little to mend the feud. In almost three months of contract negotiations, Harvard has made no significant effort to deal with the union's complaints, and has stalled its selection of a federally ordered third party to examine the reorganization question. Meanwhile the police officers, unwilling to come to terms without resolving...
...side, the conference also provided an opportunity for Jordan's King Hussein and the Palestine Liberation Organization's Yasser Arafat to mend fences. After a ceremonial embrace, the two held their first private conversation in seven years, discussing the need for an eventual link between Jordan and a proposed Palestinian state in what is now the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip...
...country now favors "an official link between the Palestinian state and Jordan-even before Geneva [talks] start." This link, Sadat explained, could be "some sort of confederation." The proposal was highly significant for various reasons. Arafat's apparent concurrence probably signals that he is now prepared to mend his bitter, six-year-old rift with Jordan's King Hussein; if so, this would remove one of the Middle East's major irritants...
With several of his regulars questionable because of minor injuries, Lee chose to keep them on the bench and let them mend for the upcoming Ivy League schedule, trotting out his reserves instead. The result was a match that went down to the final bout before Smith put it away...
...maintain calm in the Soviet Union's backyard, while it deals with Washington and Peking, Moscow has been trying to mend a few fences in Eastern Europe. Last week Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev flew to Belgrade-his first journey to Yugoslavia in five years. The effusive Brezhnev greeted Yugoslav President Josi f Broz Tito with three kisses and an exuberant bear hug. This was one more Slavic smooch than usual -perhaps an index of how anxious Moscow is to improve relations with the independent Yugoslavs. At an official dinner at the Federal Executive Council Building, Brezhnev ridiculed...