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William L. Bruce '46, vice dean and affirmative action officer of the Law School, said yesterday that the Law School's appointments committee is "really making an intensive effort" to recruit minority members, but that recruitment is difficult...
...California in 1940, but he decided instead to remain in the Palmach. During World War II he and other members of the organization fought for the British in Vichy-held Syria and Lebanon. In later years he has loved to tell about the time when, as a green recruit, he was ordered to cut a telephone line in Syria; only when the pole began to wobble did he realize that he had cut the guy wire instead of the vital telephone link...
...then Majors was itching for another move and Pitt was more than willing to pay the price. Johnny's brother Joe was dispatched to Pittsburgh under an assumed name to confer with school officials. He came back with the promise that Majors could recruit with few Limitations, would earn a salary estimated at $30,000 and have his own half-hour television show-a job worth at least $10,000. Majors was more than satisfied...
Since the My Lai massacre, the Army has increased and improved the instruction every recruit receives on how civilians should be treated during war time. Ultimately, however, the conduct of U.S. troops in any future battle will depend on maturity, training and moral values in their officers-all qualities that were lacking at My Lai, as the Peers report clearly shows...
Taylor criticized law school recruiters for "not placing the right emphasis on admissions." He said schools should recruit on a broader base instead of competing for the same few "stars...