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...unavailable yesterday to respond to the specific counter proposal, but said in a recent interview. "I don't think it would be appropriate if a board of university presidents taking action for example to uphold or maintain academic standards be overruled by the vote of a convention primarily made up of coaches and athletic directors...

Author: By John D. Solomon, | Title: Bok to Meet With NCAA To Press for Changes | 10/6/1983 | See Source »

TIME always practiced "personality journalism" and still does. But events made it ever harder to uphold Carlyle's dictum that history is but the biography of great men. At 60, we still believe in the power of men and women to shape their fate, but TIME is less likely than it used to be to explain events through people; roughly half of its covers are about trends and events rather than individuals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME at 60: A Letter From The Editor-In-Chief | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

...point, Kennedy even inquired about arresting a Southern military figure who championed the segregationists. The main image conveyed by the more than 100 pages of dialogue over two days was the straightforward nature of the conflict--JFK unflinchingly insisted on integration proceedings, because of his duty to uphold the constitution. When Meredith, albeit with the aid of several hundred state troopers, was able to go to class, it seemed real strides had been made in breaking down racial barriers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Historical Footnotes | 7/8/1983 | See Source »

...perimeters of the problem have been established, probably under the guidance of Special Envoy Philip Habib, Shultz may have to embark on another exercise in Middle East shuttle diplomacy. Having pressed the Israelis to leave Lebanon, the U.S. is now obliged to try to persuade the Syrians to uphold their end of the bargain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Playing a Dangerous Game | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

...Speaking for the moment on behalf of the Harvard Arab Student Society, the support of our organization for Mr. Abdul Rahman's presence at Harvard reflects the overwhelming sentiment of all Arab peoples, as well as the official position of the Arab states, which fully uphold the rights of the Palestinian people to national self-determination, including full independence and sovereignty within the territory of Palestine, and which recognizes the status of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rahmun's Speech | 5/4/1983 | See Source »

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