Word: robin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hollywoodish U.S. conglomerate boss bribes President Frankling with a $250,000 campaign donation to get a White House meeting at which he warns that a leftist government in Uruguay is about to expropriate his assets there. He then suggests that the CIA could stop it. White House Aide Robin Warren is ordered by the President to see what the CIA can do. It, of course, suggests a coup. Frankling gets drunk on his yacht and tells Warren to give the CIA a green light. Alas, the Uruguayan junta learns of the caper. In the international uproar, the President denies ever...
...Community Affairs--the University is more concerned with patent legislation and research allocations in the fiscal 1980 budget, as Cottington explains--Harvard has joined a group of about 60 universities criticizing the legislation. "We feel there should be more debate and discussion before a department is created," argues Robin Schmidt, vice president for government and community affairs, who handles the issue in the office. Schmidt's (read: Harvard's) concerns are echoed by national decision-makers. "Frankly, I am appalled by the rush of some members of Congress to create this department despite the lack of information available about...
...Baccalaureate Service also included readings by Robin B. Balthrope '79, Katie Forsman '79, Gary M. Barrett'79, Barbara A. Mullin '79 and Michael R. Eastman '79, as well as various hymns, and an invocation by Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and minister in Memorial Church...
...Robin Schmidt, vice-president of government and community affairs--who has made Harvard's opposition to the bill known in Washington--said yesterday the vote in Congress is expected to be very close...
...Which relief ace started the first game of the 1950 World Series in place of Robin Roberts...