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...selection of Putnam marks an unusual end to the nine-month search for a new Treasurer: Putnam himself was a member of the search committee that chose...
...appointment of a new Harvard Treasurer to replace George F. Bennett '33 will come today, concluding a nine-month search...
When Bangladesh last had an election, in 1970, it was still under Pakistani rule. Mujib's Awami League won a majority, entitling him to become Prime Minister, but the Pakistani army moved in, arresting Mujib and slaughtering his followers during a nine-month civil war. Last week, just before the vote, one old villager said: "In this village we will vote 16 annas in the rupee (100%) for Bangabandhu. We love Mujib. We want to show him how much we love him." At the polls, Bangladesh's 35 million voters did indeed show their devotion to Mujib, giving...
Many of the problems are, of course, legacies of the nine-month civil war, in which West Pakistan tried to smother the independence movement of Bangladesh (then known as East Pakistan). Apart from costing the lives of an estimated 3,000,000 Bengalis, the repression ravaged the countryside. According to a United Nations agency report, more than 4,617,000 houses were completely or partially destroyed in an area roughly the size of Wisconsin. In addition, the country's primitive river and rail transportation systems were mangled, and the jute industry, which had accounted for 90% of East Pakistan...
...York Daily News and Chicago Tribune, trumpeted the package as "incontrovertible evidence" of Bormann's movements over the past 27 years. In a breathless promotion story, the Express announced: "All speculation concerning his fate can be swept aside following a dramatic and sometimes dangerous nine-month search through six South American countries for Bormann, the world's most wanted and most elusive man." In fact, as the series unfolded, it stirred up more speculation than it swept aside. Among the questions it raised: Had Farago been duped by his sources? Had the Express been shortchanged by Farago...