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The efforts of American Samaritans, in short, reflect a new frame of mind in which sympathy complements competence but does not replace it: wide-eyed but hard-nosed. Private charity cannot and should not replace public policy. It can, however, set standards, set priorities and set an example for the...
There is no guarantee that a "substantive dialogue" between the U.S. and the P.L.O. can work a miracle where all past efforts have failed. And there is still reason to doubt Arafat's Christmas conversion from gunslinger to peacemaker. No one knows if he can deliver. No one knows what...
In My Fair Lady, Henry Higgins put the question in a bouncing lyric: "Why can't a woman . . . ((ta-ta-ta-dum)) . . . be more like a man?" Last week the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a major sex-discrimination case, Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, that touches on some further...
Kansas is not alone in its troubles: 20 other college programs are on N.C.A.A.-ordered probation, and further hard-nosed action is expected. Five- time basketball champion University of Kentucky may face disciplinary action next year. The Oklahoma and Oklahoma State football programs have been asked by the N.C.A.A. to...
Chris Harvey will continue his hard-nosed style of play in net. Although his 3-17-1 record and 5.05 goals-against average say little of his prowess, his impresive .887 save percentage shows his resiliance. Backing up a leaky defensive line, Harvey performed well.