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...expression of frustration and spiritual languor--and gets himself shot to death in a grocery store stickup. The ending comes too fast and seems to pat as if Cole couldn't resist the temptation to tie up the loose ends, but it indicates that there is no ample cure for Jackson and veterans with similar problems. And if they deserve our attention, to does Medal of Honor Rag, not because it is a flawless play, but because it presents the veteran's predicament with an eloquent directness and honesty...
There can be little doubt as you report in "Learning Less" [March 31] that students are performing at much lower levels than a decade ago. I object, however, to your conclusion "It is clear that the cure lies in the classroom...
...that the burden for improving learning always falls upon the teacher? Could it possibly be that a child's parents and home environment could be where the cure lies? Just imagine how an interest in reading might be developed if children came home from school and saw Mom reading a book instead of watching the soap operas. Imagine how achievement test scores in science might improve if Dad took the kids to a science museum on Sunday instead of sitting on his fanny watching six hours of professional football...
...regular samplings after the volunteers developed colds, the researchers found that the nasal drippings of aspirin users more often contained virus than those of the nonusers. The aspirin users were thus more likely to spread their viruses and the colds they can cause. Reason: though the aspirin did not cure the colds, it relieved the symptoms sufficiently to allow the victims to go about their daily routines...
...studies seem to show that aspirin's anticlotting properties may prove helpful against heart attacks and strokes. Physicians are not yet ready to recommend a daily dose of aspirin as a cure-all for coronary patients, but the federally sponsored National Coronary Drug Project has started a large-scale study of this possible new use for an old drug...