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...Palestinians quickly caught the attention of neighboring Syria and Israel. Damascus is now known to be aiding the leftist Moslem forces there through its Saiqa fedayeen. Should Syrian assistance-or, less likely, outright intervention-threaten to tip the balance toward a Lebanon dominated by radical Arabs, the Israelis might respond with force because, said Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, such a situation would be "a real threat to Israel's security...
...fought under their Caudillo during the Civil War, feel a deep loyalty to the existing political structures. If the "bunker" denounces reformist measures as the work of Communists, these former soldiers might well take to the streets with rallies and demonstrations. The Communists and other leftists would probably respond with counterprotests and a wave of economy-crippling strikes...
This is not the place to engage in a serious discussion of the 1-1-2 proposal. But I would like to respond to the one substantive charge leveled in the article: that it represents social engineering. The truth is that 1-1-2 is the only new plan under consideration that retains student choice in House assignments. It might be borne in mind that at present between a quarter and a third of the sophomore class is living outside of the Houses on the basis of no rationale other than the need for housing of some kind...
...last week the University chose to respond by releasing what has to be one of the most impressive and comprehensive plans for making athletics, all types of athletics, a first class activity at Harvard. The plans, which call for a $35 million fund drive for building, renovation, and maintenance of athletic facilities at Harvard, offer something for everyone interested in sports...
...Chairman of the Department of Government at the time of its action on the promotion of Doris Kearns, I think I should respond to certain allegations in your editorial of October 8 regarding the Department's reconsideration of its earlier recommendation of tenure. There is no truth to the claim that "clearly" the Department's action was a "reaction to outside publicity" or that the Department was engaged in "dictating to scholars how and what they should publish." It is inconceivable--indeed, it is ludicrous--to suppose that the Department was influenced by an editorial in the Wall Street Journal...