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...practiced revivalist can supply a modern translation and make it sound trendy. The 1930 recommendation of "respect for the physical earth" glosses into ecology and environmentalism. "The South can well afford to be backward" may be twisted into relevance as a plea for the "zero-sum society." Agrarianism, in fact, can be defined with glib hindsight as a Southern branch of "neo-conservatism...
Since that plea was also endorsed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein at the summit, a U.S. State Department analyst surmised that it could be a sign "that Iraq is getting desperate for some respite." In a concluding statement of his own, however, Saddam Hussein said that Iraq would never withdraw until Iran agreed to all its territorial claims. On the battlefronts, in fact, Iraq and Iran each reported extraordinary success, but both were actually still bogged down in positions they have held for weeks. The Iraqis claimed that since the war began Sept. 22 they have killed 5,600 Iranian...
...jurors deliberated for seven days and voted at least twelve times before reaching their decision. They acknowledged afterward that they were swayed ultimately by the self-defense plea. Added Mandulay: "We do not condone the actions of any of these groups." The Justice Department is already investigating the case to determine whether the acquitted defendants can now be charged with civil rights violations. This sort of follow-up prosecution is used by the department on occasion, but it requires pinpointing some federally guaranteed civil right -for example, voting, interstate travel or the use of a public accommodation-that the defendants...
Harvard won't have another public hearing on its plea, but copies of their correspondence with the state and city historical commissions will be forwarded to Washington, Pat Weslowski, director of the state board, said this week...
...nation. Carter has demonstrated repeatedly that he cannot inspire a commanding national majority, much less a divided Democratic Congress, to follow him on those infrequent occasions when he has tried to lead boldly. Carter was probably as eloquent and as persuasive as he can be in his early plea for waging a war on the energy problem, but nothing much happened until after three more years of U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Perhaps it is the soft delivery, often smothering strong lines. Perhaps there is a subconscious lingering national prejudice against Carter's Southern style. Whatever the handicap, Carter...