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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Voice firm and eyes unyielding, the former captain of the Polish secret police recalled the night of the murder. It was, he said, the first time he had struck a man "in my adult life." He said: "I hit him at least two, most probably three or four times, in the area of the head. I have the impression I put something into his mouth. I don't know if it was really like that or if it is a scene from a dream." Pausing briefly, Grzegorz Piotrowski, the 33-year- old, soft-spoken former high school mathematics teacher declared...
According to Dr. Ward Cates, director of the Division of Venereal Disease Control at Atlanta's Centers for Disease Control, there may actually be an advantage in childhood exposure to herpes. Says he: "Having herpes for the first time as an adult is more serious than having it as a child." Cates points out that herpes almost always spreads through direct contact with a lesion or saliva or other body fluids. Says he: "The risk of transmission in a school setting is negligible...
...approaching faster than they might ideally have wished. The day before the exam, they realized that their hopes for success on the test were dim at best. And their hopes of admission into medical school, which in turn, of course, had immeasurable influence on their hopes for fiscally rewarding adult lives were fading before their eyes. Calculating realistically, they determined that what they really needed was another solid 48 hours to study for the exam, which unfortunately was scheduled in approximately...
Price, who replaces Rooney, has served as executive director of the Cultural Education Collaborative (GEC) in Boston. The GEC, founded in 1975, develops curriculum related cultural programs for schools around the state, as well as adult education and cable television shows...
Even the televised Los Angeles Hotline gets its share of adult calls, including one of the few stumpers the program has ever received. Once a contractor phoned to ask Math Specialist Hall Davidson how much cement to pour for the foundation of a house whose dimensions the man did not know. Baffled, Davidson turned to Producer Greene. His helpful comment was "Make sure he doesn't do your house...