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To many Anglos, Hispanic insularity seems to be, to put it bluntly, un- American. This feeling not infrequently is reinforced by straightforward, ugly racism. Neil Rogers, who conducts a talk show on Miami radio station WINZ, last December broadcast a prediction of continued heavy Cuban immigration into South Florida and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hispanics a Melding of Cultures | 7/8/1985 | See Source »

Klitgaard then proceeds to deal with the problems raised in attempts to meet whatever objectives are chosen for an admissions policy. The central problem is how universities can, with "incomplete and imperfect" information, select the best candidates to meet those objectives. Klitgaard utilizes the vast realm of literature on the...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Selecting the Best and the Brightest | 6/5/1985 | See Source »

Most of the participants in the conference, which was held for the first time last year, are from the Department of Defense, in positions ranging from a submarine squadron trainer to the chief of atmospheric prediction in the Air Force. All of the officials are either military colonels or hold...

Author: By Pauli E. Hejinian, | Title: K-School Hosts Defense Officials | 4/4/1985 | See Source »

Firm convictions about the MX have a way of changing, however; the Senate alone has taken at least a dozen votes on the MX over the years. By the time the issue arrives before Congress again, the MX may be only a year or so away from initial deployment, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battle of the Missiles | 4/1/1985 | See Source »

Moore is an old pro, author of such surefooted novels as The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne and The Luck of Ginger Coffey. But in Black Robe he slips between James Fenimore Cooper and Graham Greene, between a visually rich adventure yarn and lip service paid to human frailty and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Soul Trek Black Robe | 3/18/1985 | See Source »

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