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What made Chun soften his position? One factor may have been the fall last week of Ferdinand Marcos. At the luncheon, Chun was reported to have said that he did not want South Korea to become a "second Philippines." The opposition has also watched events in Manila. Indeed, Kim Dae Jung and his wife were acquainted with Philippine President Corazon Aquino and her late husband Benigno Aquino when all four were in exile in the U.S. in the early 1980s. Said Kim: "Next it is Korea's turn...
...budget proposals hit Capitol Hill, but the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger forced a delay. "We planned to ride the thing for a week," said Director of Communications Pat Buchanan. Even a stunt by bureaucrats in the Office of Management and Budget did little to soften the discord that came on Wednesday...
...squads we donate heavy boots For seasons bogged down, many games turning moot; And to dear Coach Restic, a Yale-buster shirt Although the Eli's trampled the gridders in the dirt. A hearty goodbye to hoop's Frank McLaughlin; To Pete Roby--a tenderizer, for fans' hearts to soften. And to women's mentor, Kathy D. Smith A center to snare the Ivy title with. To the Celts, the big gift is a pack of No-Doz To fight off the boredom the regular season holds. And to the poor Pats, stuck out in the cold--Some guts...
...There is no quick solution to the problem," said Clark. "I hope over time that the Law School will get strong representation from other intellectual movements in the world, not just CLS. Then we could have some genuine diversity" which might soften the radical perspective, he said...
...resident of Riverside, Graham helped establish a civilian police review board, city affirmative action office, rehabilitation of Cambridge Housing Authority apartments; if reelected, she says she would like to improve the status of women and ensure economic justice for them; and to soften the impact of federal budget cuts on grants to cities...