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What has the CHUL accomplished in its discussions since last spring? It has probably eliminated any chance for adoption of the 1-1-2 proposal that would put all freshmen at the Quad, all sophomores in the Yard, and the two upper classes in the River Houses. The plan to create a system of 16 four-year Houses was also rejected as too expensive, although it was voted the "most desirable" of all the options...
...indication of how important romance is to modern political ideology that most modern Chinese short stories are romances (with an underlying revolutionary message, of course). William Morris, on the other hand, a radical socialist, didn't seem to be aware of the uses of his romances to inculcate upper-class values, and Frye says that's the reason his comrades rejected...
...exactly prohibitive, but the limit may prove a harrowing restraint to the ample egos in the upper chamber. Just before the new rules were approved, Nevada's Howard Cannon-who happens to be chairman of the committee-had sent out a newsletter with nine references to himself on the first page, six on the second. His latest two-page newsletter, however, is a model of restraint: it contains a total of only five such references...
...unions are anxious for radical change, not Northern European reformism. Southern Communist parties are too strong to be ignored, unlike the small, peripheral parties of Northern Europe. At the same time, the Southern Socialists are growing stronger and can now share power with Communists without necessarily losing the upper hand. In France, for instance, recent opinion polls show that the Socialists would win 30% of the vote in new elections, Communists...
...most important of Arias' proposed "limited modifications" in Spain's 18-year-old constitution was the creation of a second chamber of the Cortes, Spain's Parliament. This would be a popularly elected lower house that would have equal power with a largely appointed upper chamber. Arias also promised to reform the electoral law that now allows only Franco's National Movement to exist as a political party. Arias carefully avoided using the word party, but most observers interpreted his speech to mean that moderate parties and possibly even a socialist coalition would eventually be permitted...