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...always practiced abortion, defying all laws or taboos against it, including the death penalty, which still exists in Pakistan. The inevitable Egyptian papyrus mentions it; Aristotle urged it in general terms, and so did Plato for every woman after 40; Roman husbands were entitled to order it. Anthropologist George Devereux has catalogued dozens of ancient methods-magical incantations, jumping from high places, applying hot coals to the abdomen. Hawaiian women fashioned stilettos representing Kupo, god of abortions, then thrust them into the uterus. Even now, Ceylonese girls brew an abortifacient by boiling a poisonous yam in cow urine or liquid...
...only Harvard loser was sophomore Steve Devereux...
Both captain Brian Davis (three) and Devereux (six) inundated their Cadets, 6-1, 6-1. Davis, attacking net vigorously and unrelentingly, seemed incapable of missing...
John Levin was unable to find a tarnish in the polished game of Princeton ace Les Buck and bowed 6-1, 7-5 at number one. Bernie Adelsberg lost speedily, 6-4, 6-3, in the second slot. Previously undefeated Rocky Jarvis (four) and fellow sophomore Steve Devereux (six) also were surprising straight set losses...
...hard hitting junior was down 5-1 in the second set when he decided not to play a third. Both Brian Davis (3) and Jose Gonzalez (5) dropped their first sets enroute to three set victories. At six, sophomore Steve Devereux caught fire and, playing a surprisingly intelligent match, won 6-4, 6-1 sets...