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...little to fear from any U.N. attempt to regulate their activities. Until the U.N. can persuade its own members to abide by rules to which all have theoretically agreed, it is unlikely to be able to influence private corporations. But proponents of U.N. involvement hope that the probe will strengthen member nations' efforts to harness multinationals' capital and know-how to the cause of equitable development. If so, last week's little-noted hearings may be the opening peep in a debate that will eventually grow much larger...
...freshman. If you fear a rough time with chemistry or biology as a freshman, take only Math Ar and Math 1a or Math 1a and 1b and plan to take Nat Sci 3 as a sophomore. And if you find chemistry hard you may well need to strengthen your math background and should consider Math Ar. The worst of all possible worlds is when a freshman loses all his self-confidence. Freshman year is a rough time of adjustment, self-doubt, etc.; and work in the sciences is best deferred until a rough period of adjustment has passed...
Cole defends Growing Up as a challenge to the "basically dishonest" idea that sex can be taught only as part of a "loving relationship." Sexologists, he says, do not promote this theory to "strengthen the concept of love but to desexualize sex." Because masturbation is the major outlet for both sexes while they are growing up, he asks, "why not talk about...
...focus of the W.C.C. meeting was its continuing concerted attack upon racism and colonialism. The attack has been under way since 1969, when the W.C.C. began collecting and doling out funds-$600,000 so far-as part of its Program to Combat Racism. Half the money has gone to strengthen the antidiscrimination efforts of such minorities as aborigines in Australia, Koreans in Japan and blacks, Indians and Eskimos in North America. The other half has been given to various liberation movements in Africa-including some $150,000 to anti-Portuguese guerrillas in Angola and Mozambique...
...continuing surge in farm exports presents the U.S. with a golden opportunity. It will help shrink the nation's disruptive payments deficit, strengthen the dollar in world markets and offset the growing cost of buying more and more oil, gas and other materials abroad. Having given up the unrealistic goal of policing the world, the U.S. can turn with enthusiasm to the more rewarding job of trying to feed...