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When he assumed the throne in 1961, just before the evacuation of French colonial military forces negotiated by his father Mohammed V, the new King told his people: "The man you knew as Prince Moulay Hassan no longer exists." He adopted a quieter life, refused to set up an official harem, and married Lalla Latifa, a commoner who has borne him two sons and three daughters. Hassan, who earned a law degree at the University of Bordeaux, has written three different constitutions, each of which guarantees freedom of the press, speech and religion. Such freedoms have receded as his reign...
...years ago the Harvard Independent published an article on life at the Quad called "Wimps, Twerps, and Nerds." Everyone knows people at the Quad who don't fit into these categories at all, but somehow the popular image lingers on. The fact that the Quad is, on the whole, quieter than the Yard or the River Houses supports the conception of studious unsociable types who are supposed to live at the 'Cliffe, and keeps Yard freshmen from really giving the Quad a fair trial. But freshmen who live in the Quad are assigned there by random selection this year--there...
...first Annual Report to the Overseers, Bok, commenting on the quieter mood on campus, said that "students were more occupied with learning." He noted also at Harvard a new awareness of the interests of women and minority groups...
...anyone who thinks railroads are a thing of the past should see what Europe and Japan are proving: high-speed, modernized rail service uses less petroleum per passenger, uses less acreage, and will help give us breathable air again. For intermediate distances it can be cheaper and quicker, quieter and more comfortable. But we need an Administration that really wants to see this come about...
...country. The Communists overran six district capitals, three in the highland region, two in Military Region I and one in Military Region III, before zeroing in on their primary target: Ban Me Thuot, a sleepy Montagnard city of 80,000 and the capital of Darlac province, where in a quieter era the Emperor Bao Dai used to hunt for tiger...