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...next morning to discuss what they considered to be the most important result of the Caucus--the formation of a committee to keep this new voice alive. Representatives from about 25 institutions met to form a Cambridge-based Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, chaired by Professor John R. Watt, who teaches Chinese history at MIT. The Committee will publish a news-letter, draw up a statement commenting on the Tuxedo Park Statement (a "moderate" position paper by 14 prominent scholars), disseminate information to Congress, and generally "start publicizing the growing concern over Asian affairs and make ourselves known as consultants...
...MEETING of the new Committee, Professor Watt said of the Philadelphia Caucus: 'This is the first time that Asian scholars have gotten together to express their political views in a meeting instead of in private. We should have had such a meeting four years ago. We've had one now." The other activists agree with him. One of them said: "In the past it's been the Milton Sachses and those who signed the Tuxedo Statement who have spoken for Asian scholars. We're changing all that. We're showing that we can get 'wrought...
...almost four hours after the first incision, history's first transplanted human heart was in place. But it had not been beating since Denise died. Would it work? Barnard stepped back and ordered electrodes placed on each side of the heart and the current (25 watt-seconds) applied. The heart leaped at the shock and began a swift beat. Dr. Barnard's heart leaped too. Through his mask, he exclaimed unprofessionally but pardonably, "Christ, it's going to work!" Work...
...Freedom Machine, as Uncle T calls his show, began more than a year ago when some friends at M.I.T.'s 18-watt WTBS asked him to come over and play some of his 7000 records. Soon after, the more powerful (20,000 watts) WBUR gave him a three-hour chunks of their broadcast...
...next quarter and a half it was solid defensive soccer, with both goalies, Columbia's Doug Watt and Harvard's sophomore sensation Dick Locksley, trading fine saves. Gray and his running-mate Dave Wright looked good for Harvard in their first real test of the season outside of the Amherst debacle three weeks...