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Last week, near snow-swept Mud Lake, Idaho, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission undertook to allay fears. It staged a nuclear accident in miniature, deliberately sabotaging a small test reactor's primary cooling system to see if the back-up system would avert a blowdown...
Though the foundation's directors were quick to deny that the withdrawal of the award meant any such thing, their words did little to allay the doubts. Explained Dr. Jay Gold, of the University of Illinois medical school and chairman of the foundation's medical advisory board: "The advisory committee felt it would be premature to present an award before publication of the information to substantiate claims made in the lay press...
...dollar's slide, the Carter Administration began a series of steadying actions last week. The U.S. Treasury announced that starting in November it would boost its gold sales from 300,000 oz. per month to 750,000. To allay any speculation about the oil-rich nations turning against the dollar, Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal met with Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohamed Abdel-Kheil at Disney World, of all places, where the minister was vacationing with his family. Blumenthal suggested that a timely statement of support might give the dollar a lift. Soon after, Crown Prince Fahd declared that...
Finally, in 1969, Steptoe and Edwards announced that they had done the same thing with human eggs. The report caused a worldwide sensation and drew considerable fire, particularly from conservative churchmen. Trying to allay fears that he was actually attempting to create babies outside the womb, Steptoe insisted that his true goal was quite different. Said he: "All that I am interested in is how to help women who are denied a baby because their tubes are incapable of doing their small part...
Minority groups at the Medical School protested the planned elimination of the school's minority admissions subcommittee, fearing the move might result in a drop in minority acceptances in the future. Dr. Oglesby Paul '38, director of admissions for the Med School, attempted to allay the fear that climination of the subcommittee would damage the school's affirmative action program. "We're not changing the goals, we're changing the way they're handled." Paul said. Dr. Robert H. Ebert, former dean of the Med School, said the move would not necessarily mean a decrease in minority acceptance. "Although...