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Eager to show Washington that he is willing to embrace at least some democratic principles, Fahd announced plans in April to appoint a Consultative Council to advise the policymaking Council of Ministers. By Western democratic standards, the proposal is modest. But in the autocratic gulf region, any step to broaden participation in government is radical. Fahd first proposed a Consultative Council more than a decade ago, but shelved the initiative when the Iranian revolution aroused fears of regional instability...
Rauch, who emphasized the importance of a "grass-roots council," said he stood for a modest political agenda with a strong commitment to student services...
...council's $275 publicity list includes shuttlebus service to the airport, a modest calendar change resulting in two extra days of intersession, and a number of milk-and-cookies study breaks. And although council members claim that students have benefited from these services, they concede that Harvard's undergraduate student government has not served as a form for student opinions and concerns...
...tough to match Wylie in person to the world-class athlete that he is. His small 5-ft. 4-in., 123-lb. frame is far from imposing. His modest, friendly personality does not seem fitting for someone who wears an Olympic ring on his right hand. All in all, Wylie refuses to be singled out for his accomplishments...
...deaths have forced an embarrassed government to acknowledge the sincerity of some of the student's demands. The Cabinet shake-up and an offer of amnesty to a limited number of political prisoners are mainly cosmetic responses; yet even these modest measures will make it more difficult for the radicals to mobilize opposition to what they call a fascist regime. Since taking their own lives has not produced the desired results, Korea's students may turn to even more drastic tactics. "The disturbing question," says a Western diplomat, "is, What is the next step?" Chun Se Yong's friends...