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...their part, the Israelis were in no mood to take the linkage question much further than the oblique reference in the treaty preamble to "a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict in all its aspects." The Israelis want to retain a free hand in dealing with the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza; and they are fearful that, if a future agreement with the Palestinians should fall apart, it could jeopardize their peace with Egypt. Accordingly, the Israelis bluntly described the draft treaty as a sort of final offer; Moshe Dayan called it a "take it or leave...
...life. Vacation had blended into fall and Indian summer while the students waited for school to start. Leaves turned brown and fell to the ground. For 34 school days, nearly all Levittown's teachers had been on strike over wages, job security, fringe benefits, and their desire to retain special programs in the curriculum. Only that morning they had agreed to end the longest teacher strike...
Other anarchists echo Nason's criticism. "I think it's harmful to delegate authority to other people, like elected officials. It's much better to retain control over our own lives," Ann Kotell, a member of Black Rose, an organization which sponsors an anarchist lecture series at MIT, says. "The state has murdered more people and created more misery and horror than any of the problems it sought to alleviate ever...
Henry Rono, a 29-year-old junior at Washington State and a native of Kenya, is the two-time defending champion and is favored to retain his title. Currently considered the top distance runner in the world, Rono holds four world records in track--the 10,000-meter, the 5000-meter, and the 3000-meter, along with the 3000-meter steeplechase...
...Harvard's finest moments came soon after. With eight minutes to go, and the game in the balance, (Yale had just missed a field goal) Brownie hit Horner 30 yards upfield to retain possession. Following a 14-yd. screen run by Polillio, and a pass to Horner at the 5, Harvard pulled within seven points. The score came on a brilliant catch by John MacLeod with 5:51 left...