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...two-day seminar--consisting primarily of discussion groups--attempted to motivate minority students whose performance may suffer because the community expects less of them, organizers said this week...
Norman Lear, the acclaimed producer known for his immensely successful television shows, concluded a two-day visit to Harvard yesterday, saying, "It's invigorating to be around young people with incredible minds and a thirst for curiosity and knowledge...
...anxious to give Nakasone a chance to live up to his reputation as a personable, resolutely pro-American politician. So the strategy last week was to welcome him warmly while at the same time prodding him gently for further concessions. After three hours of private meetings during a two-day period, Reagan and Nakasone emerged with somewhat similar statements. Reagan noted that Japan's restrictions on U.S. products would "continue to weigh heavily" on relations, and called on the Japanese for "tangible progress...
Deukmejian, the son of an Armenian rug merchant, took office proclaiming that "there are no limits to what we can achieve" and promising to seek "a new era of opportunity with responsible progress and growth which expands outward for all who seek work." His two-day inauguration included a two-hour show starring Dean Martin and Peggy Lee, a half-hour ceremonial oath-taking (attended by Brown and former Senator S.I. Hayakawa), a reception for influential campaign contributors and a black-tie ball. The $500,000 celebration was produced by Walt Disney Productions and MGM/United Artists...
...frequently bitter two-day session merely papered over conflicts that have been brewing since 1981, when the global recession helped spawn a worldwide oil glut. The 13 member nations agreed to let OPEC's bench-mark crude-oil price stand at $34 per bbl., its level for more than a year. They also approved a 1983 production limit of 18.5 million bbl. per day. That would be about the same amount that members pumped during 1982, but it would be higher than the 17.5 million-bbl. ceiling that OPEC set for itself last March. Said a U.S. oil-company...