Word: triumph
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...spokesman for the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC) said today the agreement "represents a triumph of majority opinion within the Harvard community. Student and Faculty protest has succeeded in altering official University policy." He added, however, the SASC believes the agreement is incomplete because the school will put a plaque in the library. "The Harvard community has made clear that it abhors any public memorials," he said. A spokesman for the Black Students Association declined to comment at this time...
Undaunted by the array of difficulties confronting him, Carter plunged into his most active week since his diplomatic triumph in the Middle East. Carrying out a promise to Israel's Premier Menachem Begin, he went to the rotunda of the Capitol to attend a solemn ceremony in remembrance of the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. As former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg wept openly, the President declared that it was fitting to "remember the terrible price paid for bigotry and hatred and also the terrible price paid for indifference and for silence." Carter said that he had vowed...
...Ayatullah Khomeini probably counts more than any formal title. By that standard, few in the country carry more clout than Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yazdi, 47. An aide to Khomeini during the Ayatullah's exile in France, Yazdi returned to Tehran on the 747 that brought Khomeini home in triumph, and became Deputy Prime Minister for Revolutionary Affairs in the provisional government of Mehdi Bazargan. Although he gave up that post when he took over the Foreign Ministry, most Tehran observers believe that Yazdi's star is still ascending. A resident of the U.S. for 18 years, Yazdi...
...Schickel first met Allen in 1963, when the comic did his stand-up routine on a TV show where Schickel was book critic. In this week's issue, Schickel examines Allen's maturation as a film maker on the eve of his latest and perhaps greatest triumph, Manhattan. To this task Schickel brings his experience not only as critic, but also as film maker himself, having produced, directed or written 14 TV shows about film history, including last year's comedy compilation Funny Business. Declares Schickel: "My list of truly great film comedians is very short...
Northeastern jumped out to a 12-8 lead, but Harvard rallied for seven consecutive points to snatch a 15-12 triumph...