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...Michael Spence--long known for his methodical, cautious and prudent leadership style--made the boldest move of his career last week. Citing personal reasons, Spence announced that he would step down as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences--the second highest position at Harvard--to take the helm of the Stanford University Business School. While academic observers described the move as a "step down" for Spence, the reality for Harvard is the loss of a talented administrator whose effect on the University will only be seen in years to come...
...market at below-market prices, and declared, "Europe is not willing to destroy its own industry" by giving Japan free access. Toyota calls that charge "groundless and meaningless," but spokesman Yoshiharu Tateishi says, "We are fully aware of the trade friction, and our approach will be modest and prudent...
Given that distasteful scenario, Washington's modest intervention into the affair last week was probably prudent. Baghdad ought to know it cannot terrorize its small neighbors with impunity. "All the Arabs in the gulf want us to help them against Iraq," says Rubin, "even if they can't say so." On the other hand, it is impossible to manage a belligerent like Saddam. America's best insurance against the tyranny of another oil shock remains what it has always been: to reduce dependency by conserving energy, even if prices do not go sky high...
Arachnophobia has been billed by its distributor, Buena Vista Pictures, as "the first thrill-omedy," a novel combination, one supposes, of the horrific and the humorous. While the film does combine these elements, its success lies not so much with an original synthesis as with prudent use of time-proven moviemaking techniques...
...front-page headlines in New York City's tabloids have featured villains whose more proper venue would seem to be the comics pages. First came the "Zodiac Killer," who threatens to murder one person for each astrological sign. He has wounded four men, one fatally, since March 8 -- and prudent people are keeping their birth dates to themselves. Then there is "Dart Man," who since June 13 has provoked a miniwave of terror by firing homemade darts into the backsides of 53 women, mostly in Midtown Manhattan...