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Where is the greatest need in adult literacy? It is at all levels--from the completely illiterate to those who seek advanced literacy. The greatest numbers, however, are at the high literacy levels. Indeed, this characterizes the current national literacy thrust...
...think that it will be beneficial to the Soviet Union, at least for their public relations, to release them, and this is the main thrust of our letters," said Zinovy Reichstein, a fourth-year graduate student who does research for HSSJ. But he added, "We're not trying to get involved in politics and change Soviet policies in certain areas...
Misleading Gaddafi was one thing, but what troubled Washington's press corps was the idea that it had been duped as well. Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Norman Pearlstine stood by the basic thrust of his paper's story: that the U.S. believed Libya had resumed sponsoring terrorist acts, and was exploring ways of deterring Gaddafi. But Pearlstine "deplored" the Administration's "attempt to mislead the Journal and its readers" about the "likelihood of employing some of these options." A New York Times editorial summarized the reasons for the journalistic outrage: "All media, all Americans, are vulnerable because they must...
...Iceland had a glorious dawn, and has lain in twilight ever since," wrote British Historian James Bryce after an 1872 visit to the island. "It is hardly possible that she should again be called on to play a part in history." This week, however, Iceland's very remoteness has thrust it onto center stage. President Reagan reportedly chose Reykjavik over London for this meeting to minimize distractions. The driving force behind this superpower outing, according to both Soviet and U.S. officials, is "less is best." In attracting the two leaders, Iceland's spartan isolation may have been its major selling...
What's more, they can ponderously lament that they have been cursed with big breasts, thrust into a society that won't listen to them and terrorized...