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...could possibly interfere with implementation of Title IX. There is no question that there has been "previous discrimination" at Harvard, however it is defined. And the distinction between programs which directly receive and programs which indirectly benefit from federal aid is unimportant, if the university is interested in getting rid of discrimination regardless of where it takes place...
...tries to whip its new all-volunteer force into shape, the U.S. Army is doing its best to rid itself of the lingering legacies of Viet Nam. Two weeks ago, Army Secretary Howard H. Callaway paroled Lieut. William L. Calley, the only man convicted for taking part in the My Lai massacre. With Calley free, Callaway last week took another calculated step toward exorcising the demon of Viet Nam. Saying he wanted "to tell it like it is," the Secretary released key parts of the Army's official inquiry into what happened at My Lai on the morning...
When Alexander Solzhenitsyn was abruptly expelled from Russia as a traitorous "alien" last February, the Soviet leaders hoped to rid the U.S.S.R. of a commanding moral presence whose martyrdom had mesmerized the world. If he were yet another emigre, they calculated, the authority of the Nobel-prizewinning writer would gradually cease to be felt in the West and, more important, among Soviet citizens...
...previous [pre-April 25] government was an extreme right-wing dictatorship," he told TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott before he left Lisbon. "Thus the present government will have to maintain its rudder on a leftward course. That is imperative. If we have only one year to rid ourselves of a half-century of extreme reaction, what climate do you think we should create to guarantee victory for any democratic party?" He added: "Portugal has already confirmed several times its respect for international treaties to which it is committed. There is not the slightest intention of considering leaving NATO...
...that a clear, ringing statement of a general principle is a viable answer to a problem. Often it is a first step, but it is only a first step. For example, most people believe that large mental hospitals produce more abnormal behavior than they alleviate. So let's get rid of them. Fine. But to do so one has to draft legislation, spend hours talking to professionals, to employees, to budget directors, to people in the community, so as to develop alternatives--and build bridges to people can reach these alternatives. You have to negotiate compromises. You get a bill...