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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...violations are commonplace because the penalties imposed are hardly worth mentioning. Time will tell; but does anyone really believe that the punishment just imposed--probation until October 15--will seriously intimidate even the offenders themselves (how much trouble can they get into in the last two weeks of this term and the first three weeks of next?), much less deter others from following their example? If this is a measure of how seriously the Harvard authorities regard violations of free speech, it might be better to do nothing at all. Far from discouraging anyone, this is almost an incitement. Wanna...
...majority of those freshmen who survive spring term exams will resume their studies next fall in the field of government, according to figures released last week by the Registrar's Office. The big winner for the Class of '90 was the History and Science department, which edged out perennial favorite Biochem for a spot...
...results of local elections poured in, election fever gripped Britons. Although the 61-year-old Prime Minister is not required to call a general election until her five-year term ends in June 1988, virtually everyone expected Thatcher to announce a bid this week to become the first British Prime Minister in this century to win three consecutive terms. Her governing Tories hurdled the final obstacle to an early poll last week with an unexpectedly strong showing in elections for local councils. Some 27% of Britain's registered voters, or about 12 million people, cast ballots to fill...
...nuclear war, including a 1983 Academy Award winner. Writing for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens pointed out that the Foreign Agents Registration Act in 1942 defined propaganda in its broader sense, without designating it as true or false. Therefore, he said, the Government's use of the term to classify the films "has no pejorative connotation," and to require that they be registered under that law does not chill First Amendment freedoms. The dissenters complained that the majority reasoning smacked of newspeak. Wrote Justice Harry Blackmun: "It simply strains credulity for the court to assert that 'propaganda...
...defense of their communities but with all the safeguards that will prevent the abuse of this great power." The problem is that Alsa Masa and its counterparts have been effective in the battle against the Communists. Vigilante supporters say Aquino cannot afford to ignore their successes, whatever the long-term risks...