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...professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Thursday night suggested that the MIT community take legal action against the university's corporation to force it to use its proxy power in South Africa-based firms to oppose apartheid...
Willard R. Johnson, professor of Political Science at MIT, said yesterday that although the corporation decided last year to adopt a policy of shareholder responsibility rather than divestiture of its South Africa-related stocks, "it has not lived up to even that more moderate course...
Walter Milne, assistant to the chairman of the MIT corporation, was unavailable for comment yesterday...
Johnson said he believes the corporation has an obligation to follow the wishes of the MIT community, and may be legally liable to fulfil that obligation...
Johnson was one person who spoke at a meeting sponsored by the MIT Advisory Committee on shareholder Responsibility Thursday night...