Word: statements
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...TALKING too much about what the national government can do for higher education rather than what higher education can do for the country," President Bok said last week. In this Kennedyesque statement, the leader of Harvard in effect called for a much-needed change in higher education's agenda...
Ideology burns bright in the hearts of many of those occupiers, but the Cohens do not see their presence in Gilgal as a political statement. "Life is healthier here," says Ami, chunky and round faced, with a bush of dark curly hair. "In the city, we fought a war for money month after month," adds blond, Paris-born Chantal, a nursery school teacher. "This place is exciting. We're building, and we feel equal...
...about objections to testing. "Why should we handle this any - differently than we handled any other epidemic?" he asked. "We have an obligation to protect innocent people." The President's remarks, said one participant, "were in the form of an inquiry, but it was obvious he was making a statement...
What bothered many Congressmen was that the Administration seemed to be using the military to make a symbolic diplomatic statement. Deploying sailors as peace enforcers in the gulf revived memories of the ill-conceived deployment of Marines in Beirut, which left 241 servicemen dead after a surprise truck bombing. Although it has never fought a declared war, the Reagan Administration has witnessed the loss of at least 331 servicemen since it took office...
...company's oil reserves and other holdings, many Wall Street analysts still consider its stock sharply undervalued. Holmes a Court said as much in a letter informing Texaco Chief Executive James Kinnear of his investment: "The intrinsic value of Texaco's assets is substantially higher." Texaco agrees. In a statement, the company declared, "We assume that he shares the view expressed by others that . . . the stock is a good long-term investment...