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Then there is a second way to proceed, which only involves the two giants who started it all, who now bestride a world whose lusts for power they both have teased and prodded for three long decades. The Soviet Union has been more cautious than the U.S. in handing out nuclear equipment, but has caused plenty of mischief by whipping up those who seek that equipment. Both the Soviets and Americans have continued to sell arms promiscuously; not one week after Iraq, the U.S. decided to bestow $2 billion worth of arms on Pakistan, from which...
...court to overturn Browne's ruling. An appeal would carry considerable risk, however: under state law, the prosecutor may not appeal unless he declares that the case is hopeless without the evidence at issue. If the appeal fails, the prosecutor is held to his declaration that he cannot proceed without that evidence. The result is a dismissal of all charges. To some experts the appeal would be worth trying. Says Columbia Law Professor Harold Edgar: "I don't think Browne's decision would stand up." Watching intently from Rikers Island prison, where they are being held without...
...Accelerated Christian Education of Lewisville, Texas, a fast-growing company that markets start-a-school kits nationwide. The fee scale is complicated, but a basic initial A.C.E. charge is $950. Students work at their own speed, completing workbooks every three to four weeks. They are not allowed to proceed unless they score at least 80% on tests of each packet they complete. Sample English lesson: "It is a great tragedy that as talented a man as Mark Twain could never find peace with God instead of fighting...
...appointment of this kind... In principle, almost all universities have come to oppose efforts to apply such...judgments to decisions involving academic employment... To put the point affirmatively, academic institutions are dedicated to the discovery and transmission of knowledge and are committed to the view that suchj efforts will proceed best in an atmosphere of intellectual freedom where teachers and scholars need not fear that their careers will be endangered by embracing controversial opinions or ideas...
Perhaps, too, enough history has passed to allow the country to proceed to the next stage, to acknowledge the Viet Nam veterans without setting off a civil war or a national nervous breakdown. Fresh history has added a few new perspectives. Ronald Reagan, who last August described Viet Nam as a "noble cause," nonetheless proposed to eliminate $691 million in benefits for the Viet Nam veterans, including $30 million for the 91 valuable and even lifesaving storefront veterans' counseling centers around the country. Congress will probably save the counseling centers and some other benefits, and lobbying groups like...