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...took all of those elements combined to usurp Adolph Rupp's hegemony on national titles at UK. It will definitely take more than Wooden and Syracuse coach Roy Danforth (who incidentally, applied for Bob Harrison's job here two years ago) can muster to deter the squads Rupp's successor Joe B. Hall and UL's Denny Crum (Wooden's former assistant) take to San Diego...
...might not like the piece, but Fisher only replies that they will have to wait around for his next sculpture. It seems that Fisher has already begun planning his next, a snakish coincidence of twisted plastic pipes--again, salvaged--and that no arbitration by outside judgment will deter him. Still, the visitor is perplexed. "Aren't you a bit foolhardy?" he ventures...
...recidivism (the committing of new crimes by those convicted of earlier offenses) for 1972 was 65 per cent; and the National Council of Crime and Delinquency in 1974 found that one third of all inmates released since 1970 were back behind bars. It's not even clear that prisons deter crime: studies have indicated that it's the certainty of the punishment, that is, the swift and efficient working of the entire criminal justice system, rather than the severity of the sentence, that deters criminals...
...highly articulate anti-abortion forces. Dr. William Lynch, a Boston obstetrician who helped organize the anti-abortion National Commission for Human Life, expressed sympathy for Dr. Edelin but was pleased with the verdict. He was critical of the reaction of other doctors because "the only thing that will deter them from performing abortions is not the threat to human life, but the threat of a malpractice suit...
Looking ahead, the biggest problem will be in maintaining a proper equilibrium among the three powers-Russia, China and the U.S. The U.S. has a tremendous responsibility to maintain a credible posture both in material terms and in being able to deter wars. We will need the kind of skill in diplomacy that will avoid brinkmanship and the possibility of miscalculation...