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...anti-Semitism runs so deeply that they distinguish between Russian mathematics and Jewish mathematics," says Melvyn B. Nathanson, dean of the graduate school of Rutgers University in New Jersey and a widely noted authority on Soviet mathematics. What this means, explains the dean, is that Jews have found it increasingly difficult to gain admission to undergraduate and graduate programs in math and earn advanced degrees, as well as finding it "almost impossible" to obtain academic position...
Arts organizations in the U.S., which have looked to cable to help replace federal funds cut by the Reagan Administration, were saddened by the announcement but not surprised. Marc Nathanson, president of the 100,000-subscriber Falcon Communications in California, noted, "We take frequent surveys, and I was always shocked to see that CBS Cable attracted only 2% of our viewers on a weekly basis." CBS Cable may simply have been the first casualty of an underlying industry-wide problem: total advertising revenue for all of cable last year was $100 million, an anemic .16% of total U.S. advertising. None...
...fact, Turner is banking on the loyalty of cable operators as well as viewers, although such allegiance is by no means assured. Says Marc Nathanson, who represents 40 cable systems in California: "I'm wondering if our pocketbooks are going to outweigh our feelings toward the pioneers who took the risks. As for me, I'm supporting old Ted and sticking by his service." Playing on the traditional suspicion between broadcasters and cable people, Turner has launched a direct-mail campaign aimed at arousing cable operators; he enclosed copies of ABC memos counseling local affiliate stations...
...Cindy Nathanson Los Angeles...
...Shiloh, two carloads of settlers crashed through the obstruction, firing rifles and submachine guns as they proceeded. Not until five days later was the body of a 17-year-old Arab youth discovered on a hillside near by. Police subsequently arrested and charged the secretary of the settlement, Nathan Nathanson, 38, with the shooting. Last week, at another roadblock, an Israeli security officer shot and killed an 18-year-old student. On at least one occasion, settlers fired indiscriminately into a crowd of Arab youths while nearby Israeli soldiers did nothing to stop them. In a private meeting last week...