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...Army says the need for such a system was brought home by the gulf war, which presented a number of dicey identification problems. In one case, a pound of tissue turned over by the Iraqis had to be matched against beard shavings taken from a missing soldier's electric razor. But civil libertarians fear that this might be the precursor to a national DNA screening program. The Army insists that the samples will not be tested for AIDS, drug use or anything else. In the event of a subpoena issued as part of a criminal investigation, however, the Army would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DNA Dog Tag or Genetic ID? | 6/22/1992 | See Source »

...became something of an electrician and something of a machinist," he says, looking far more the aging academic in wire-rimmed glasses, a short beard and a linen shirt...

Author: By Maya E. Fischhoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: For Dunster Tutor Noel Ignatiev, A Lifetime of Fighting 'Injustice' | 5/18/1992 | See Source »

Spend a day with the Orioles and you'll understand why Baltimore is a better place for baseball than Boston. Baltimore is a maritime city that wears a scruffy beard. But it's got pride...

Author: By Nancy E. Greene, | Title: Oriole Magic At Home | 4/22/1992 | See Source »

...that it [the stand] will force us out of business or anything," Weiner said looking over his tortoise-shelled bifocals and salt and pepper beard. "It's that he'll be able to undercut us because he has no overhead or rent--we will suffer some losses...

Author: By Melissa Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Newsstand Angers Local Merchant | 4/21/1992 | See Source »

...pitched the show to anyone who would listen. "Watching John present an idea is like watching Robin Williams playing the part of Kirk Douglas," says an admiring Disney director. "He doesn't talk, he explodes, acting all the parts, doing the sound effects, falling down, jumping up, waggling his beard, drawing, singing, laughing, crying. He's animation's irresistible force of nature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loonier Toon Tales | 4/13/1992 | See Source »

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