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Many women graduating with the class of '30, like their predecessors and many who have since left the College, had to contend with trying to juggle two careers--the professional and the housewife. Doob found the duality particularly frustrating. In order to raise a family, she retired from her medical practice. Only through the encouragement of her husband and daughter did she return to medicine after a 20-year professional hiatus. "I think that women today should be very careful in choosing a husband who would be willing take on a great deal of the responisibility of raising the family...
...Third Man, Independent John Anderson, continued his state-by-state efforts to petition his way onto the presidential ballot. His attorneys last week riled suit in Ohio and West Virginia, where they contend that early deadlines or unreasonable requirements deny Anderson access to the ballot. Anderson, buoyed by the fact that he has managed to get onto every state's ballot where deadlines came after his April 24 entry as an independent, said he no longer had any doubts about continuing in the race. "I'm going ahead, and my supporters can feel confident of that...
Even in the capital, the Soviets must contend with the smoldering hostility of the local population. Civil riots in Kabul last February reportedly resulted in 500 to 2,000 civilian deaths, while another 60 to 100 people were killed during two weeks of anti-Soviet demonstrations last month. At least seven people died last week in clashes between police and armed students...
...foes were also active. Organized by Phyllis Schlafly of Alton, Ill., a conservative Republican and the leading opponent of the ERA, they passed out home-baked bread to legislators, symbolizing the wifely services they contend are threatened by the amendment. Schlafly warned that the ERA would lead to the drafting of women. Said she: "We do not want our daughters treated like men or like sex playmates in the armed forces." On Wednesday, ERA supporters streamed into the statehouse at 6 a.m. to bear witness to the vote. For over ten hours they waited. And waited. And waited some more...
Many physicians contend that the leaflets will interfere with the doctor-patient relationship. Some contend that there are patients-for instance, some of those suffering from schizophrenia or cancer-who would be better off not knowing the precise nature of their ailments; yet they would probably be able to deduce the diagnosis from the insert. Still other doctors fear that PPIs could be seen as quasi-legal documents defining minimal standards of care, and thus expose them to more malpractice suits. Perhaps the most serious concern (shared by doctors, drug manufacturers and the FDA) is that a laundry list...