Word: unrest
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...Russians are hardly likely to comply. Since 1967, they have followed a Middle East policy designed to achieve what one British diplomat last week described as "stable instability." Moscow wants neither peace nor a fourth round of full-scale war, but rather a situation of churning unrest that would finally shatter whatever influence the U.S. still has with the Arab states. That would allow Russia to become the dominant power in the region. The Soviet policy rests on two premises: 1) a reasonably astute use of Russian weapons and tactics by the Arabs; and 2) a disinclination on the part...
SPURRED by last year's dramatic upsurge of black student unrest, hundreds of U.S. colleges and universities have begun to offer new courses in black studies. Halfway through the academic year, the infant programs are suffering sharp birth pains. Conceived in haste, they are often beset by politics, strapped for funds, and short on qualified teachers. Many of them amount to little more than a quick reshuffling of existing courses offered by various departments, and black students sense condescension. Says Brown University Senior Phil Williams of his school's new black studies program: "It's an insult...
...loyal and effective union trouble-shooter for 30 years, Yablonski jolted the ossified U.M.W. hierarchy last summer when he mounted the first insurgency since 1926. Unrest had been simmering among the rank and file, who complained that union headquarters in Washington had ignored their demands for stricter health and safety procedures. Articulating these complaints, Yablonski attracted, among others, the support of Walter Reuther, Ralph Nader and John D. Rockefeller...
...Lady is Not for Drowning Can a former Roman Catholic nun and onetime Illinois farm girl run Manhattan's city-owned Hunter College -and cope with faculty hostility, student unrest, tight budgets and urban politics? Not according to Russell Miller, a math teacher and chairman of the teachers union at Hunter. When Jacqueline Grennan Wexler was appointed president last month, he said: "She will be dropped into a sea of administrative difficulties, and I predict that she will drown...
WHETHER Tito can and will fulfill his promises for change may determine the extent of future unrest. If he follows through, the student demands will probably be satisfied. In this case, as one engineering student proudly remarked, "Our country may be the sole example in the world... and a good testament to the experiment for self-governing democracy." The openness, dialogue, and participatory base now present in Yugoslavia make this a valid possibility...