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...delegates established a liturgical commission to modernize church rites, and then voted to approve its work. But David Martin, a sociologist at the London School of Economics who leads the opposition campaign, claims that the majority of Christians on the nation's university faculties want to retain the old liturgy. Martin contends that theologically the new book "diminishes the majesty of God" and that aesthetically "the church has contracted a severe dislike of beauty. If it supposes that these words are going to reach out to the unchurched masses, it is mightily deluded...
Political Consultant Stuart Spencer is returning to private business in California, but is expected to retain a chair in Reagan's kitchen Cabinet. So is Richard Wirthlin, Reagan's talented pollster. Also likely to be called on for political advice is Nevada Senator Paul Laxalt, who is a close friend. Three women are slated for Cabinet or sub-Cabinet positions. Two are Republicans: Anne Armstrong, former co-chairman of the G.O.P. National Committee and Ambassador to Britain; and Elizabeth Dole, wife of Senator Robert Dole and a former member of the Federal Trade Commission. The Democrat is Jeane...
...cussedness is legendary. It will kick its master when it is annoyed, and spit cud at curious bystanders. Despite its vile temper, the camel is prized for its ability to withstand searing desert temperatures with a bagful of survival tricks. Among them are its unusual abilities to retain water in the bloodstream (with the help of high concentrations of a special kind of albumin), sweat so little that its skin almost always feels dry, and keep out heat with a coat of thick...
During his presidential campaign--and in the Republican platform rammed through in Detroit--Reagan opposed peace-time registration, as well as a peace-time draft, emphasizing the need to attract and retain better military personnel by improving pay and retirement benefits...
This year, the story is different. The Crimson boasts an impressive 6-2 won-lost record (3-2 Ivies) including victories over Army and William & Mary--two teams rated superior in pre-game prognostications. More important, the gridders retain a chance to share the Ivy crown for the first time since 1975, when they won it outright on a last-minute Mike Lynch field goal at Yale...