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After three days of debate, the Senators adjourned for a week-long recess; but before leaving Washington, they agreed to an unusual closed-door session next week to discuss charges that General Torrijos is involved in secret drug traffic. When the issue was raised by a treaty opponent, Robert Dole of Kansas, Fellow Republican Jacob Javits of New York argued that the point was meaningless. "We don't have to prove that Torrijos is an angel. I don't think he is ... What is important is whether the treaties are in the long-term interest of the United...
...South Asian Affairs, it appeared that there were a few more reels to go-and that the action-packed drama might still have a happy ending. Following the breakdown n the political talks, President Carter had urged Sadat not to cancel the military talks, which were then in recess. Sadat agreed not to do so, though Premier Menachem Begin had announced that he would not be sending his delegates back to he Cairo talks. The Egyptian President also said that informal "serious negotiations" with Israel were still going on; Atherton was apparently a key conduit. Begin later declared that...
Although Robert E. Kaufman '62, associate dean of the faculty, yesterday refused to estimate the size of the expected tuition hike, he told a meeting of the Committee on Harvard Undergraduate Life (CHUL) just before the winter recess that he estimates the increase in total costs will be 7 to 8 per cent...
...concessions from Japan soon, or Congress may enact highly restrictive limits on Japanese goods sold in the U.S. At week's end Ushiba was headed back to Japan for consultations, and officials in the Japanese government were mentioning Jan. 20 -the day after Congress returns from its holiday recess-as a deadline for coming up with concessions that Washington can take seriously. It is a deadline that Japan would do well to meet...
Special warm study areas in each housing area will be maintained for those students who plan to stay in residence over the break. In addition, this year's heating policy has increased the number of libraries remaining open over the holiday recess, in contrast with the heating policies of the past two years, Dean Fox said yesterday...