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Immunization levels for measles, diphtheria, rubella and--most frightening--polio, have been falling for several years. In 1964 78.6 per cent of all children aged one to four had been vaccinated against polio, but by 1975 that figure had fallen to 63 per cent; many experts cite 80 per cent as the minimum level needed to prevent outbreaks. In Boston, a 1975 study showed that levels were lowest in the poor, black areas of Roxbury and North Dorchester, where in two schools surveyed the immunization level had fallen to 15 per cent. In inner cities and rural slums throughout...
Harvard also signed at least $1.5 million worth of contracts with the Iranian government since 1974. Harvard will help the Iranians with several urban development, health and educational projects. Critics of the Iranian government cite repressive internal policies as a reason for careful consideration of any involvement cooperation or agreement with the Iranian government. Peterson, referring to a $400,000 contract to help plan a graduate research center in Iran, the only Iranian contract with which he has been involved, says the question is "not whether I approve of the government but whether this university project is possible, whether...
...sold out by October.) Cheap tastes? Any Woolworth's still sells boxes of 25 cards for $1.50. No taste whatsoever? There are X-rated Christmas cards bearing such legends as "The least you could do is give me an obscene phone call" and "Fondle me with care"-to cite two that are printable. Says Norman Dreitel, sales director of Miami's Mister B Greeting Card Co.: "People relate to X-rated cards. Television has opened up new and graphic ways of expressing time and mood...
Several of this year's Pennypacker residents share Reardon's belief. Many cite the building's unique floor plan--every room in the building opens onto a single central staircase--as the most important factor in getting to know each other. "People are always dropping in from room to room," says Caryl E. Yanow '80, one of the more than 40 women who have moved into Pennypacker this year. "You can't do that in a dorm that's built around entry ways," she adds...
Texas officials disagree. Led by Attorney General John Hill, Texas lawyers argue that Hughes always intended to return to the state of his birth. They cite Hughes tax returns listing Houston addresses, plus Hughes' death certificate, which gives Houston as his home. Hill contends that mental incompetence and isolation prevented Hughes from determining his final resting place. Therefore, Hill argues, residency should revert to his Houston birthplace...