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Past prizes have been used to encourage human rights activists and support peace efforts. Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa won in 1983; the 1987 prize went to President Oscar Arias of Costa Rica for his Central American peace plan; the United Nations' peacekeeping forces were given last year's award...
The fight erupted after several men were refused entry to an MIT dance, university spokesperson Kenneth D. Campbell said. No students were involved, he said.
Introduced by Sen. Jesse F. Bingaman '65 (R-N.M.) on Tuesday, the proposal passed by a unanimous voice vote while only a few senators--including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-56 (D-Mass.)--were present at a late night session.
The aide said the senators would try to introduce their own amendment to limit the Bingaman proposal today, before the Senate vote. Even if the bill were passed, he said, several senators would attempt to modify the measure in subsequent House-Senate conference committee hearings.
Harvard officials yesterday said they had not heard of the proposal and were uncertain as to how it would affect the University. But Harvard receives some $150 million in direct federal aid and about $30 to $40 million more through student loans each year, according to Vice President for Government...