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Nitze's move upstairs to a seventh-floor office near Shultz's in the State Department building has caused agitated speculation in Washington. The general view is that he will strengthen Shultz's hand in dealing with Pentagon hard-liners who are suspicious of any arms-control agreement. The Pentagon, in contrast, hopes Nitze will restrain what it regards as State's excessive eagerness to strike a deal...
WHILE WE AGREE with the majority sentiment in favor of toughening honors requirements, we do not see how this end can be accomplished fairly without eliminating "honors-only" majors. If the Faculty were to strengthen the College's honors requirements, either more students in honors-only concentrations would be forced to graduate outside their major or, through inflation of course and thesis grades, those who study in these elite curricula would effectively get to bypass the tougher requirements...
...Faculty not only to strengthen its honors standards but also to eliminate the irrational classification of honors-only majors...
Saddam Hussein, to strengthen his hand further against Iran, has taken delivery from France since midsummer of 28 new Mirage Fl fighter-bombers. The planes, with a range of more than 600 miles, are equipped to fire French-made Exocet missiles. In September, France airlifted 150 of the missiles to Iraq's Habbaniya air force base. When pilots for the fighters have been trained, Iraq is expected to step up its attacks on ships departing from Iran's main oil terminal at Kharg Island. Baghdad's oft-stated goal is to cut off Iran...
...general in the security forces in connection with the kidnaping, may be locked in a battle with hard-liners in the regime who may have staged the abduction to embarrass him. According to the Communist Party daily Trybuna Ludu, Jaruzelski received a report on party efforts that would "further strengthen ideological unity" in the Interior Ministry, a sign that he was trying to marshal his forces against hardliners...