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Brandt, in fact, will urge Brezhnev to facilitate a freer flow of people, ideas and information throughout Europe. The West German leader regards a Soviet concession on this issue, which would unquestionably influence the attitudes of other East bloc nations, as essential to the success of the European Security Conference in Helsinki. The Russians view the conference as a sort of World War II wrapup, affirming the "inviolability" of all borders that were redrawn to Soviet advantage at war's end. They have shown little interest in Brandt's broader aims, fearing that Communist ideology may be "contaminated...
Pitching has been a key factor in Harvard's success. The staff without a doubt is one of the deepest and strongest in the East. Even the loss of number two man Don Driscoll earlier in the year has not stopped the club...
Seven of the articles mention House food, in fact; Kirkland claims "possibly the best at Harvard," but a few pages later Mather settles Kirkland's hash by claiming the best. These matters pale in comparison to the obvious attraction of the Currier Grille, "a tremendous success this year with its usual fare of cheeseburgers and shakes, as well as bagels and cream cheese...
...recent article, however, Bowles and Gintis "partialed out" the effects of these three factors on economic success. While class background and education strongly predicted economic success, IQ alone contributed almost nothing to success...
...summary, Herrnstein has not shown that IQ measures intelligence. Even assuming that IQ does measure intelligence, he has not shown that IQ is inherited. And even assuming that IQ is an inherited measure of intelligence, he has not shown that success depends upon high IQ. Thus, he has not given the slightest credence to his conclusion that social standing is based on inherited differences in intelligence...