Word: questionned
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem was simple enough, though its solution was infuriatingly elusive: The Administration insisted that between 2,000 and 3,000 Soviet troops in Cuba have been equipped for combat and organized as a combat brigade. The Kremlin consistently denied this, claiming that the forces in question have been there for 17 years, and that their purpose is to train Cubans...
...paid last year look like a bargain. To cut costs, they plan to close off the 1,100-seat main sanctuary during the cold months and hold services in the church chapel and chapel hall, which together can accommodate only 500 worshipers. Explains one priest: "It is simply a question of 45 gal. an hour to heat the big church against 6 gal. for the chapel...
Author John Barth, 49, began his career in the guise of a realist with a somewhat spooky sense of humor. The Floating Opera (1956) and The End of the Road (1958) appeared as slim companion pieces; they pivoted on the same philosophical question, i.e., how to impose values on a neutral universe; and both dwelt on despair as a source of grim comedy. But they were also set in a recognizable version of Maryland's Eastern Shore and populated with conventional characters. The Sot-Weed Factor (1960) changed course. An encyclopedic parody of 18th century English picaresque fiction...
...Harvard fails to substantially strenghthen Afro-Am, Ferguson claims other universities will question the viability of their Afro-Am departments. The department's committee, concentrators and faculty, therefore are "determining the direction of Afro-American Studies in America," he added...
Tsongas also challenged President Bok last spring to a debate on the question of Harvard's South Africa-related investments. President Bok, however, declined to debate Tsongas...