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...Pacific the great drama of U.S. history was coming to a climax. There was an unanswered question: What would the people, the 132,000,000, say? Sometimes they just said, "Well, it's here." Terse, inadequate words gave outward signs of the unfinished emotions within...
...graying at the temples, regularly peers east to assess the future, to note where today's advances are going for finishing touches. For its part, the zealous student-nation, famous for raiding others' inspirations, has all but run out of models. The model is itself. Looking outward, Japan sees what it has become since Hiroshima: a source of fury and wonder to Western industries; a pressure point in the U.S.-Soviet staring match; a power without arms. Looking inward, Japan sees old ways shaken and new ones moving at so hectic a pace that the nation...
...addition to tutoring, food programs and teach-ins concerning the effect of military spending on social services, the Seymour Society this year helped organize a local march against drug usage. Admitting that some perceive the society as "self-righteous," former president Jacqueline O. Cooke '83 defends the group's outward goals and tactics: "We're really struggling to challenge racism at its deepest roots, not simply trying to get Blacks into Harvard." Echoing criticisms of the BSA's lack of concern for national issues and community work, about 15 students in 1981 picketed a BSA-sponsored cabaret held...
...beginning-if they are ever made-will be altogether different in look and tone from the existing trilogy, says Lucas. They will be more melodramatic, showing the political intrigue and Machiavellian plotting that led to the downfall of the once noble Republic. They will have only enough outward action to keep the plot moving. Obi-Wan Kenobi, the elderly Jedi who was played by Alec Guinness in the Star Wars series, and Darth Vader will be seen as younger men, while Luke Skywalker may make a brief appearance as a baby in Episode...
...concur with your assessment of Secretary of State George Shultz as a man of outward calm and deliberate style. When members of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce met with him during his recent trip to Hong Kong, we found him a man of opinion and strong feelings. He demonstrated a solid knowledge and understanding of the complexity of current trade problems and issues. His firm, direct and candid approach will ensure that U.S. interests are faithfully represented...