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David M. Rosen, director of governmental public relations, said he agrees with "the basic thrust" of Bok's suggestion of relating eligibility for grants to one's likelihood of graduating from college...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Student Coalition Blasts Bok's Report | 5/6/1982 | See Source »

...national level, though, a commitment to diversity implies more. Any nationwide program that denies funds across-the-board to people who do not meet an external standard--or whose chances of making a "public contribution" are not deemed satisfactory--undermines the initiative's basic thrust. The federal government should strive to break down the barriers imposed on society's poorer members early on; it should not be making what are fundamentally admissions decisions at the aid level...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Flawed Meritocracy | 4/30/1982 | See Source »

...process. He favors limiting legislative tenure to 10 years for example. The logical extension of the philosophy that government officials make bad governors is that non-government officials make good governors. In this election year, in which he is the only non-career government official, that is the thrust of Lakian's campaign...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: No Experience Needed | 4/30/1982 | See Source »

...effort to head off the assault. On Sunday, the Israeli Cabinet met for six hours. It discussed several security matters, including the unrest engendered by the shootings on the Temple Mount. It may also have reached a decision, after weeks of debate, on whether to launch the thrust into Lebanon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Attack at the Dome of the Rock | 4/19/1982 | See Source »

...slightly ridiculous. From his vantage point at the film's outset--living in an expensive villa modeled after the local medieval fortress--he realizes fully that his social status is out of proportion with hsi real needs. Still, no matter how ludicrous his self-image of the little man thrust into power. Primo feels no shame for his materialistic desires until circumstances force him to choose between the good life and his son Modest from the first, he has little distance to fall...

Author: By Clea Simon, | Title: A Pointless Labyrinth | 3/25/1982 | See Source »

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