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...local clubs and groups, he shook more hands and remembered people's names. His comeback has been impressive; a recent poll ranked him as the second most popular Democrat in the state, following Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54. Now, the PCM scandals and what Weld has made of it threaten to wipe away his monumental effort to ressurrect himself...
...RADCLIFFE UNION of Students (RUS) is the one campus women's group with the wide constituency and the financial resources to serve as an effective women's advocate, but this year internal organizational problems threaten to cripple the group's ability to act meaningfully...
...play a further part. Because of the sharp drop in the U.S. birth rate in the 1960s, the number of 18-year-old males will peak at 2.1 million next year, fall to 2 million in 1983 and hit its projected nadir of 1.7 million in 1988. These projections threaten the military with a shortage of qualified men. The armed services will have to offer increasingly costly incentives to attract educated and motivated volunteers. Otherwise the draft may have to be reinstated, which would be politically difficult, if not impossible...
...about a year now, Hiatt has been contemplating a $40 million fund drive for the school. Alumni Council dissenters--who threaten to communicate with possible donors and ask them to withhold their contributions--could seriously damage both the financial standing and integrity of the school. A faculty which promises to incessantly protest Hiatt's presence does little to help the matter. Something clearly needs to be done, aside from Bok's chiding of the faculty...
...between the Syrians and the Christians was not directly related to the Middle East peace talks that begin in Washington this week. Nonetheless, a substantial Israeli military intervention on behalf of their embattled Lebanese clients-particularly if it led to a confrontation with the Syrian army -would clearly threaten the outcome of those negotiations. So far, the Israelis' reaction to the fighting has been limited. They have provided the Christians with medical aid, and presumably some weapons, but they have not bombed and strafed Palestinian and Muslim strongholds as in previous Lebanese flare...