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Fielding its strongest team in recent memory, the Crimson began the 20-team tournament by whipping Brown for the second time in as many months, this time by 6-1. The middle of Harvard's ladder, from number-two Diana Staley to number-six Courtney Stimpson coasted to easy straight-set wins Mary Hulbert and Lili Pew encountered more difficulty at numbers one and seven, respectively...
...latter state, supporters hope to force a rules change that would require only a simple majority rather than a three-fifths vote of the state legislature to approve a constitutional amendment. Pro-ERA forces waged a vigorous campaign in Oklahoma, where the amendment was thought to have the strongest chance for passage. Governor George Nigh and the leadership of both houses of the state legislature supported the measure. Pro-ERA groups ran radio, television and newspaper ads, took polls and organized door-to-door canvassing. The requisite celebrities (Valerie Harper, Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue, Alan Alda) and politicians (former Vice...
...leaders, however, are unwilling to take stronger action, because they do not want to side with the U.S. Says Bruce Kent, the C.N.D. head: "We will come in with the Americans when they will treat Turkey, Haiti and El Salvador the way they are treating Poland." By far the strongest condemnation of the events in Poland was issued by the Dutch Inter-Church Peace Council, which had been one of the most effective peace groups that organized protests against the deployment of U.S. missiles. The council conceded that the situation in Poland had been an enormous setback for the pacifist...
...strongest arguments for a draft may not be military or social. Instead, for Americans concerned about immoral uses of America's power in the last two decades, the best justifications may be political...
Northeastern--with a 62-5 record over the past decade--is the strongest competitor Harvard has faced this season. During that span, the Huskies copped six Greater Boston Championships and seven New England Indoor titles...