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...George Papadopoulos, the dictator of Greece. The Greek colonels overthrew the democracy in 1967, and last month's decree abolishing the token monarchy and proclaiming a constitutional republic had about as much meaaing as a speech by Number 1 linking the words 'Vietnam' and 'peace.' Torture and repression continue in the U.S.-backed regime...
...increased hiring of women and minority group members at all levels in the Administration, faculties, and among salary-and-wage employees, it has also proposed that their numbers grow by less that 1 per cent in the coming two years. The University cannot seriously contend that such token statistical increases represent affirmative action that will eventually lead to truly equal employment...
...conservative National Review, have begun to wonder whether ousting Nixon might not be the only way to save the party's chances in 1976. Such a move would give Spiro Agnew a stint as President before he would have to run on his own. By the same token, some Democrats reason it might be better to keep the Administration dangling on the Watergate hook until 1976, even if Nixon should turn out to be impeachable. Democratic Congressman Henry S. Reuss raised anew the possibility of a bipartisan, caretaker Government under Speaker of the House Carl Albert until the next...
...samurai hordes poured across the Sea of Japan into Korea almost four centuries ago, a legendary Korean kisaeng (courtesan) named Gae Non vowed to kill the invaders' leading general. She toasted her prey at an outdoor party, then bound herself to him with a sash as a token of eternal love. A moment later, so the story goes, she plunged into a nearby ravine, dragging the general with her to death and fulfilling her vow. In Seoul these days, the kisaeng response to a new and different kind of Japanese invasion is a lot more affectionate and hospitable...
...cent in the number of women teaching fellows and of .3 per cent in the number of minority group members given these appointments. As dismal as these targets seem, the planned increases in the numbers of women and minority teaching fellows are even more meaningless than the token increases proposed for faculty hiring. Since, according to Harvard's proposal, there is a 100 per cent turnover in teaching fellow appointments every year -- as opposed to the handful of faculty positions that open up annually -- increases in the numbers of women and minority teaching fellows could easily be far more substantial...