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...Watergate to the Social Security computer that paid him a lump-sum death benefit by mistake. He is troubled by arthritis, hypertension and other ailments, but reports of ole Sam's death were exaggerated. Indeed, he says he "feels pretty good" on the eve of his 87th birthday this week. There is no party planned as far as he knows, but, he says, with a Yoda-like smile, "I wouldn't oppose one." He predicts that Ronald Reagan will run again and win. But Sam is loyal to his party. Says he: "I guess if the devil...
...ramifications. If pre-adolescent prostitutes in southern Vermont are victims, then where do you draw the line between victim and offender? At age 18? You can't expect a kid who grows up thinking he can get away with everything to stop breaking the law on his 18th birthday. At certain crimes? Then you give the green light for kids to commit, say, petty theft. At multiple offenses? Even more than the one-time offender, a kid who commits several crimes needs help, not punishment...
AFTER 15 YEARS of off-and-on deliberation, the House of Representatives passed a bill in August to make Martin Luther King's birthday a national holiday. The Senate is expected to vote on the measure soon and aides to President Reagan hint he might back the proposal if it reaches his desk. But whatever happens to the holiday in Washington, Harvard this year should take a unilateral step of its own, declaring the third Monday in January a University holiday...
Harvard now considers King's birthday an afternoon half-holiday; falling during finals, it usually passes unnoticed. A full-day holiday would replace this half-hearted gesture with a wholehearted reaffirmation of the fundamental human rights King stood...
Such an alliance could mean a lot. For one thing, it could target legislation for heavy lobbying; already, in Congress and the State House, bills have been identified for possible support in areas ranging from El Salvador to fair housing to making King's birthday a holiday. Where lobbying fails, a coalition could call formidable protests in the street...