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Such near-unanimity on the beated topic comes somewhat as a surprise for a body which has tarnished its progressive credentials in the last month by legalizing the death penalty and by taking steps to illegutize abortions Moreover, the legislature has also waffled on the divestment issue in the past--the bill was first introduced in 1979 and did not come to a vote until the end of last year...
...reexamine their stance. The first two objections--the importance of preserving political purity, and the relative effectiveness of divestment over pressure from within--are grounded more on principle than on facts Although the debate in the legislature and with Gov. King added few new arguments to this thoroughly discussed topic, the Commonwealth's overwhelming rejection of these concerns, thus upholding the moral principles behind divestment, makes the practice more acceptable than principle...
Three weeks ago, more than 450 representatives from schools and companies nationwide met in Philadelphia for the largest-ever conference devoted to the topic of industry university relations Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania the gathering was also organized by officials from Cornell. Princeton, Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Washington Universities, and the Universities of Michigan and Texas. Also involved were government representatives, and top executives from the corporate boardrooms of IBM. Upjohn, Smithkline Beckmen Centus Dupont, General Electric and Monsanto...
Congress resumes session, and North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms immediately begins a new filibuster on an old topic: the "repressive" five-cent federal gas tax approved in December. "Damned if Howard and Ray-gun try to shut me up again," drawls an angry Helms. "They do that and we'll secede...
Citing growing national concern, director of information at Yale Walter D. Littell '55 said yesterday. "The topic has been in the air, and every university president is thinking about it." Littell added that by setting guidelines, tensions between universities and corporations will "balance out" and the organizations can better work together...