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Imperialist Aggressive Troops from South Korea." The occasion is getting little recognition in South Korea, whose citizens are more concerned with their country's chaotic politics and reeling economy; beset by crop failures, scandals and corruption, the once puritan regime of Army Strongman General Park Chung Hee is in deep trouble. But Panmunjom celebrated the anniversary in its own way by holding the 175th meeting of the Armistice Commission...
...movie's fade, for the benefit of the slow-witted, she adds a powerful insult to a rather mild injury. As for sensuous aspects, devotees of this limited segment of cinema art had better stick to Washington Street. There is nothing in The Balcony that could overly disturb a Puritan Sunday picnic...
Winthrop, considered the boat to watch for an upset score, had trouble maintaining its second position from a dogged Quincy eight that was smarting for revenge after last Thursday's preliminary round. Puritan stroke Rick Burns finished at a 42, squeezing ahead of the Quins by two seats...
Over the years, Winthrop crews have rarely shown themselves before the last week of competition. But when a Puritan boat finally emerges, it is usually filled with oarsmen who are large and powerful. This year is no exception, and when Winthrop bested Quincy, Dunster, and Adams in last Thursday's preliminary heat, the Puritan eight proved that it is once again a boat to reckon with...
...problem of Harvard today," he said, "is the conflict between the Puritan ethic--work as an end rather than a means--and the older idea that a philosophic principle of leisure is essential to true creativity. The failure to appreciate this is the reason we are all too busy around here. Empty space must be filled with often purposeless activity. We do not understand correctly what we are doing or why we are doing it, and this brings about much of the tension often bordering on neurosis that so often afflicts us and affects the quality of our work...