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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...capital-or whether to proceed step-by-step, which would allow ARVN more time to regroup and rebuild some of its shattered divisions. Actually, Hanoi has a third option: hoping that Saigon will fall without a fight anyway. "We do not want our compatriots to die if we can obtain our objectives by other means," declared Mme. Nguyen Thi Binh, the Provisional Revolutionary Government's Foreign Minister...
Capitalizing on the backlash from Yale's Shockley affair, Schickele managed to obtain permission to present his latest discovery (commissioned by the Harvard Band) at Sanders Theater last weekend. The piece, which he edited--"tastefully," he claims--and retitled Serenoodle for Northerly winds and Percussion, was not originally composed for the concert band. According to Schickele, Bach's original scoring called for "an Awful Lot of wind and Percussion Instruments," a rare combination in the composer's day, but one which the Harvard Band is admirably suited...
McClendon said the group's next step will be to obtain official recognition from the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life. She said the CHUL approval should come "within the next few weeks...
...restraining order is halted, she will not be able to find a job and irreparable injury will occur," Rigg said. She said that Sing is not eligible for unemployment and cannot obtain welfare payments for another 30 days...
...exposure to statistics can likewise provide the student with skills that are applicable to a wide variety of public programs. The use of survey and sampling techniques can help policymakers obtain more reliable knowledge in evaluating public problems and recommending solutions. Statistics can also provide greater sophistication in making predictive judgments and assessing risks. Familiarity with computer techniques can make available a variety of methods for organizing and utilizing unwieldy masses of data. Even more important, statistics can provide the essential knowledge required to evaluate public programs to determine how effective they are in carrying out their intended goals...