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...Reagan goes back to the President's two terms as Governor of California, arrived in Washington as Deputy Secretary of State under Alexander Haig. Clark's appointment raised eyebrows because of his scant knowledge of foreign affairs. But he quickly overcame the know-nothing image. During his 15-month reign at Interior, Clark has changed few of his predecessor's policies, but he has scored points with some conservationists for at least listening to their concerns...
...said not long before the election, "we would have to interpret that as a mandate for change." Buoyed by his victory, the businesslike Gandhi is expected to set about his ambitious goal of liberating India from the corruption and strong-willed central rule associated with his mother's reign and ushering in a new era of efficiency and high technology...
...more! That's it!" cried Board Member Betty Bonow. "I won't make any more cuts." The union negotiators were exasperated too. "God," sighed one as she left Wednesday night's session, "if only Daley were alive." During Mayor Richard Daley's highhanded 21-year reign, when Chicago was calling itself "The City That Works," teachers went out on strike several times, but he personally intervened each time and forced a settlement...
...large statue of a dragon between Widener's Library and Boylston Hall was carved during the reign of the emperor Chia Ch'ing, who ruled China from 1796-1821. It was donated in 1936 by the Harvard Alumni of China, York says...
...INMATES' extravagant lunacy, however, obscures part of Weiss's political message under a barrage of pranks and gibberish. A post-World War II dramatist, he aims his satire of the Reign of Terror at 20th-century political folly. Too often, however, the patients of Charenton drown out Marat's speeches with their rumpus of wild cheers and spiteful taunts...