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...Possibly." Ironically, there is a sub-dispute revolving around former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, one of Hoover's most severe critics. A devoted advocate of liberal causes, Clark must now contend with embarrassing revelations concerning some of his actions as Attorney General. In a 1967 memorandum to Hoover, reports TIME Correspondent Sandy Smith, Clark urged FBI investigators to "use the maximum available resources, investigative and intelligence," to determine whether conspiracies had triggered rioting in urban ghettos. The memo also said: "As a part of the broad investigation which must necessarily be conducted . . . sources or informants in Black Nationalist organizations...
...harmful aspect of marihuana use is the possibility of being busted. Grinspoon agrees, and Marihuana Reconsidered makes a strong case for the legalization of marihuana. Grinspoon argues that grass should be legally available to people over 18 years old in cigarettes of controlled potency. No attempt is made to contend that marihuana is actually beneficial. . Rather, the argument for legalization is based on Grinspoon's conclusion that cannabis is-both psychologically and physiologically-less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco...
SOME SCIENTISTS, however, frankly believe that laymen are ill equipped to discuss issues with them, let alone share control of what they do. The matters, they contend, are technical and should be decided by the technical men who understand them. Even if government does enter the field, points out Daniel Callahan, much of the success of any ethical policy will depend on a responsible professional code. "If you depend solely on laws, sanctions and enforcements," says Callahan, "the game is over." Molecular Biologist Francis Crick is confident that basic morals and common sense will prevail. Some of the wilder genetic...
...Conditions of Production: La Hora de los Hornos was made clandestinely in bits and pieces over a period of two years (1966-67) and owes much to the collaboration of subversive groups in various parts of the country. Solanas and Getino not only had to contend with the threat of political censorship and retribution-the film has not yet been allowed public exhibition in Argentina and private attempts are dangerous-they also had to deal with the high production costs of using film as the medium of their essay in the situation of a capitalist economy. They worked as cheaply...
Perhaps the most crucial problem dealt with in the essays is whether the young fetus is "tissue," as is often argued by those favoring abortion, or "human life," as abortion foes contend. One line of reasoning offered by Princeton Ethicist Paul Ramsey, a Methodist, is pointedly modern. Ramsey contends that science itself now offers evidence of very early "human" characteristics in the fetus, such as discernible brain waves at eight weeks. The findings of genetics, says Ramsey, suggest a much earlier date. Since the individual's unique genetic code, or genotype, is established at the moment of fertilization...