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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 4, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 Art Garfunkel left and Paul Simon an reunited at new York s Carnegie Hall where Garfunkel was performing in a Benefit for victims of bearing disability. At one Point Garfunkel told the Surprise at Carnegie packed Bouse i have to stay on my toes. There s a very severe critic in the  out came Simon with guitar and the two Sang together their first joint appearance since 1972. A Harvard votes tougher guidelines for studies Cambridge mass. A making its first major curriculum change in More than 30 years Harvard University has decided to disband its traditional arts and sciences program in favor of a plan that would set More stringent guidelines on Stu dents courses of study. Harvard s faculty of arts and sciences voted 182-65 tuesday to dismantle its general education curriculum and re place it with a set of Core requirements in five general areas for All Harvard and Raddiff undergraduates. The change is a departure from the individualized curricula that became popular on College campuses across the country during the 1960s. Harvard has not had a nor change in curriculum since general education was established in 1947 under then president James Bryant Conant. Changing undergraduate education is be trying to move a graveyard har Vard s president Derek Bok said following the vote. The program of Core requirements in literature history social and philosophical analysis science and mathematics and foreign languages and cultures replaces Harvard s traditional triad of the humanities social sciences and natural sciences. A Harvard spokesman said the faculty committee that is working on drawing up the new study plan Felt the need to do so be cause of the increase in the number of gut courses at Harvard. The spokesman said professors were Given too much Power to Start up their own courses and the focus of general education was lost. They were incapable of saying no to a course said arts and sciences Dean Henry Rosovsky. That is the test of a  the vote established a standing commit tee with seven subcommittees that Over the next four years will develop the new course of study. The new curriculum will go into effect in september 1979 with Modi fied requirements applicable to the class of 1983. Praise the lord pass the Ketchup key House panel opposes Mideast Jet fighter Deal Washington a a Clear majority of the House committee that president Carter was hoping would help save his pro posed sales of War planes to three Mideast countries backed a Resolution tuesday to veto the Sale. In a rapid crystallization of opposition 22 members of the 37-Membcr House International relations committee introduced a Resolution in the House to veto Carter s entire Sale of Jet fighters to Israel Egypt an saudi Arabia. The president had been counting on the committee to do just the opposite to kill veto resolutions against the Sale so the full Congress could not vote to veto them. Rep. Edward j. Derwinski r-ii1., one of the leaders of the move had said earlier that he believed the committee would oppose the entire Sale and thus Force Carter to make the Jet Deal More favourable to is Rael. Carter wants to sell 60 sophisticated f-15 War planes to saudi Arabia 50 f-5es to Egypt and 75 f-16s and 15 f--15s to Israel a $4.8 billion Deal. Rep. Benjamin s. Rosenthal d-n.y., said he believes the 22 committee Mem Bers took the Public stand against the planes for several reasons. What it Means to me is that a significant majority of the members of the com Mittee believe this Sale is unacceptable in Content and in form and in Liming Rosenthal said. An associated press Survey found most opponents in the committee objected to having to vote for warplanes to the Middle East without knowing what effect the Sale might have on delicate peace negotiations. Both houses of Congress have 30 Days until May 28 to veto All or part of the pro posed Sale. Carter has suggested he will drop the entire package if Congress rejects any part of it. No specific congressional approval i needed for the arms sales to go through. In another development the White House issued a statement denying a re quest by the Senate foreign relations committee for a 90-Day postponement of the arms sales proposal. The committee which also is studying the proposed sales requested the delay so that its member j could make a Middle East inspection tour. Deputy Secretary of state Warren Califano visits Italy Rome up health education and welfare Secretary Joseph Califano arrived wednesday for a five Day visit to Italy. He was scheduled to meet Italy s health Edu cation and labor ministers and sign a Cul Tural cooperation agreement. Service priceless at Maffed calf Sanger Texas a the food is Good the entertainment is stimulating and the prices can t be beat. On top of that an evening at the fatted calf is designed to soothe the soul. Or. Ron Thomas who is both a Prysi a and a non denominational minister a wife Mother in Law and a Host of volunteers serve the lord while they serve oozy Texas size steaks to customers who be up their own checks. The left Side of the restaurant s men reads we Are Here to serve you. However there is no Price on our service. So when you have finished your ir.?Al, put whatever you desire in the Jar on your table. And if you cannot pay please take what you  patrons Haven t paid a thing and some have taken Money from the Jar according to Thomas Mother in Law Wanda  generally people pay what is fair. In fact often patrons pay More than their share she said. We be found that people love to be trusted. So far we be had no reason not to show  Ragsdale said most of the customers know what to expect when they walk through the doors of the fatted calf but it s a Joy to see the faces of tourists who just happen in and find out they Are in what we consider our Bouse of  and what kind of religious Faith is it that offers 12-ounce sirloin strips for nothing we re simply believers Ragsdale said. We believe Christ is the son of god and that he died for our sins. This is our Way of demonstrating our Faith that the lord will take care of  there is no preaching during a meal at the fatted calf Here just North of Dallas and fort Worth but All of the songs Are religious in nature. Ragsdale said her family eventually Hopes to establish a ranch for wayward boys on land that adjoins the restaurant. Christopher told sen. John Sparkman d ala., the committee s chairman that such a postponement in t feasible the state ment said. The Only Legal Way to Grant a postpone ment would be to withdraw the administration s formal notice of intent to make the Sale the statement said. It said withdraw Al at this Lime would Call into question the seriousness of our commitments. It would not further the peace process in the Middle East nor would it be in the foreign policy interest of the United  in the a Survey some House commit tee members indicated the kinds of israeli concessions being discussed would involve efforts to allay israeli fears that the jew ish state could someday fall victim to an f-15 attack by saudi Arabia. Meanwhile sen. John Tower a Texas said he expected a majority of Senate re publicans to support the warplane sales. There is no Republican position on the question of the arms sales he said. I do favor the Sale to the three countries involved and my View is that a majority of republicans would also support the  earlier tuesday Senate majority Leader Robert Byrd d-w.va., said congressional action on the Sale of Jet fighters to saudi Arabia should not be influenced bits effect on availability of Arab Oil. Byrd had been asked to comment on re Marks by Sheik Zaki Yamani the saudi Oil minister who was quoted As saying we place great importance and significance on this transaction. We feel we badly need it. It s for our Security. It is to defend  another National est seller  
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