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...April, a blue-ribbon Presidential committee reported that the quality of math and science education in the United States had fallen significantly in the last 26 years...
...heat of a summer's day, the highway curving across the desert from the port city of Jeddah to Mecca blurs into a shimmering ribbon of black. As the temperature climbs into the low hundreds, mishaps multiply: the blacktop is so hot that rubber tires explode and send cars swerving. No matter what the season, however, the same message greets travelers only a few miles outside the holiest of Muslim cities. Non-Muslims, the blue-and-white sign warns in English, must now leave the road. Only Muslims are allowed to visit Mecca; others must take a circuitous detour...
...idea of a bipartisan commission on Central America was promoted by Kirkpatrick. She discussed it in February with two Democrats on Capitol Hill, Senator Henry Jackson of Washington and Congressman Michael Barnes of Maryland, and they sponsored resolutions calling for such a panel. Despite its success in using blue-ribbon groups to handle the hot issues of Social Security reform and the MX missile, the White House was skeptical at first. But by the end of June, after Reagan's own speeches failed to galvanize support for his policies, the idea began to sound better. "We're going...
...America, which ended with a shameless appeal to Martin Luther King's memory as Newton intoned a snatch of King's "I have a dream" speech. Mawkishness went on to new depths, even for a July 4th, with Newton's lead-in to Tie a Yellow Ribbon. "May there never be another American held hostage on foreign soil," he solemnly descanted. "And if you feel like singing along with us, do it." Where did you say the Beach Boys were playing...
...would be less than accurate to say that you'll never meet Derek Bok during your four years here. But you'll probably see him as frequently as you would any owner of a large and busy business. If you really want to, you can see him at the ribbon-cutting Opening Exercises, at some Freshman Week reception at the Fogg, and at a dinner or two in your upperclass House. He'll also be at Commencement, four years down the road, to wish you his best and welcome you into "the company of learned men and women." While...