Word: roles
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DiCarlo and Kelly have always been on friendly terms with Dukakis, but their role in the scandal has injured the entire legislature, indirectly increasing Dukakis' strength. Harrington is embarassed because his two top underlings are involved. The entire legislature has the stigma of corruption. And Dukakis, with his unquestionable ethics, shines as the daily courtroom testimony causes the legislators' integrity to tarnish. Administration officials and key legislators either declined to comment on the case or weakly denied its significance...
...women's colleges, of which there are about 150 remaining in the United States, including religious institutions, provide a positive alternative to male-dominated coeducation. Because women usually make up more than 75 per cent of the faculty and administration of a women's college, students are provided with role models for achievement. Because all the leadership positions are held by women, female students gain experience as Presidents and Editors and Captains. Because intellectual ability is emphasized, and academic competition is accepted, students gain a sense of self-confidence and self-worth. Because these women's schools seek to create...
Edward M. Korry, who served as U.S. ambassador to Chile during the period of the Allende government, last night told the Law School Forum that the Senate investigation into the American role in Chile has been a political cover-up of the subversive activities of the past four U.S. administrations...
...bode well for the future of a socialist state in Zimbabwe. Both Zaire and Nigeria--who have been excluded till now from negotiation proposals for Zimbabwe--are heavily in debt, and most of their debts are held by American banks. The U.S. evidently hopes to play a much larger role in Zimbabwe than in the past, and that role is likely to be based on an effort to shape the kind of government that takes control in Zimbabwe rather than answering the people's needs...
...Africa. Vance and Young are not suggesting the Kissinger style of shuttle diplomacy, and they are willing to recognize the freedom fighters' rights to their country. But it will take more than symbolic gestures to persuade the people of Southern Africa that the U.S. hopes to play a positive role in their countries; repealing the Byrd amendment would be only a small step toward a real change in American foreign policy...