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...said Mobil's conclusion about the similarity of CCRP's 1980 and 1981 proposals is "entirely unjustified," adding that it did not contain false or misleading statements. In a letter to the SEC, Mobil stated that the CCRP resolution is not limited to South Africa and Rhodesia, and could prohibit important investments in Canada and Britain, two countries whose secrecy laws also prevent full disclosure of the use of goods and services supplied by the company...
...other domestic issues, public opinion is neither very conservative nor very liberal. Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, which Reagan opposes, is still favored by a majority. Gun control, also opposed by Reagan, is supported by more than half the voters. Reagan's support for an amendment to prohibit abortions is not shared by 46% and is endorsed by only...
...firms and individuals. Carter signed an order requiring the Justice Department to ask the courts to dismiss these suits and let the claims be judged by the arbitration panel. The U.S. also agreed not to seek compensation from Iran for damages to the U.S. embassy in Tehran, and to prohibit the hostages from suing Iran. Actually, under the technical terms of the deal, once the hostages were freed, Iran immediately received only $2.8 billion in cash and gold (see ECONOMY & BUSINESS...
...battle: the Internal Revenue Service rejected a challenge from Merrill two weeks ago, ruling that Public Broadcasting Communications, Inc., which publishes Dial for the sponsoring stations, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. Merrill had already lost a round with the Federal Communications Commission, which last month refused to prohibit PBS stations from promoting Dial...
...University's policy will continue to prohibit groups not recognized by the Committee on Housing and Undergraduate Life (CHUL) to distribute printed materials on Harvard property, either indoors or outdoors, Epps said. Harvard, however, has no jurisdiction over Cambridge sidewalks outside the Freshman Union and certain areas of the Science Center, he added...