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...year for radical student revolt, 1969 was the heyday for militant Feminism. Mention "'69" to anyone who participated and watch the lines in her face tighten with nostalgia. She too looks as if the phrase were but an echo, or a ghost of an activism that passed away somewhere, she's not sure where...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Feminism: The Personal Struggle | 7/10/1973 | See Source »

...ravaged the rice fields. Planting was late, and yields may be low. The Nixon Administration has announced that exports of grains, including rice, may be curbed to keep domestic prices in line. If the U.S. will not export rice, Southeast Asians will have to look to their own resources, tighten their collective belts, and hope that better weather later this year will revive the "green revolution" that was to solve their chronic food shortage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHEAST ASIA: A Rice Crisis Is Boiling | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

...have to make them [Harvard] tighten up their programs as much as possible," he explained. Bynoe concluded that "there will be no problem," and that he is confident Harvard will meet Federal standards within the allotted revision period...

Author: By Robin Freedberg, | Title: Federal Government Rejects University's Hiring Proposal | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

Hall and University Police Sergeant George Hill both believe that if students and employees of the University were to tighten their easy-going "it won't happen to me" attitudes toward crime, it could be drastically reduced...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: Local Crime Is on the Upswing | 7/2/1973 | See Source »

Hall and University Police Sergeant George Hill both believe that if students and employees of the University were to tighten their easy-going "it won't happen to me" attitudes toward crime, it could be drastically reduced...

Author: By H. JEFFREY Leonard, | Title: The Crime Problem: Do We All Like Hiding Under Harvard's Skirt? | 6/14/1973 | See Source »

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