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...geothermal energy of volcanoes in Mexico and the Azores. New offshore oil deposits have been discovered in such economically eroded countries as Italy and Britain. Researchers have just discovered a new subatomic particle. True, the explorers are not certain about what they have found; pure science seldom knows until years later. But then, who would have dreamed that blackboard physics of 70 years ago would ultimately lead to nuclear power...
...interest of flexibility Nieman speakers are seldom scheduled much in advance; we grab people quite randomly as they become available or as their subjects seem timely...
Despite his fire-eating anti-Israel rhetoric, Arafat in private is quiet, almost self-effacing. He seldom talks about himself or his past life, largely, it seems, because he wants to avoid creating a personality cult. Within Al Fatah and the P.L.O., he has no close-knit circle of advisers or a kitchen cabinet. At staff meetings he solicits opinions from everyone, picking and choosing from the advice given him. Compared with Egypt's expansive President Sadat or even with the zealous George Habash, Arafat has little in the way of charisma, but he can inspire devotion nonetheless. In part...
...Arab Liberation Front is composed of Palestinians sympathetic to the radical Iraqi Baath Party. Commanded by Abdel Wahab Kayyali, 37, the A.L.F. has only about 100 full-time fedayeen and is seldom involved in terrorist raids...
...intent of Sen. James L. Buckley's amendment to the omnibus Education Act is clear: to give students a chance to inspect their files and to challenge any incorrect or damaging information they may contain. One would assume such incidents rarely happen and Harvard's arguments have seldom mentioned the central purpose of the law. What appears to be more pressing to members of the Faculty and the administration is that students will also have access to their recommendations; that this access will lead to a lack of candor by professors; and that this lack of candor, in turn, will...