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Still scarred by the rash of kidnapings in the late 1970s, many of the wealthy employ bodyguards, who may turn into killers. Policemen, who earn about $70 a month, can be hired to perform a beating for $ 10 or a murder for $20. Settling a dispute by legal means is practically unheard of. Says Historian Thomas P. Anderson, author of several books on Central America: "Where we in the U.S. would go to court to settle a claim, down there they just shoot them...
...should also be noted that, while U.S. firms employ less than 1 percent of the black work force in South Africa and account for only 17 percent of foreign investment there, they dominate several strategic sectors: energy, computers, motor vehicles, and mining. In a critical way, then, some of the U.S. firms in which Harvard is invested contribute directly to the support and perpetuation of apartheid...
...Council's "procedural arguments" have hindered it throughout the year. This is a fascinating assertion, but one unfortunately unsupported by quotes from these "observers." A quote from Doug Winthrop is used but taken out of context Mr. Winthrop, while arguing against the Rugby grant, urged the Council to employ some justification besides preservation of its procedures. His stated reason was the fear that others might perceive the Council as "a body of rules, not a body that looks at issues"; his quote in context does not imply an endorsement of such a perception. Also included in support of the assertion...
...program initially attempted to employ the volunteers in a variety of settings and occupations, primarily on kibbutzim, but last year the increased number of participants suggested a greater need for central organization and efficiency. Consequently, the volunteers this year will all spend their month at Army reserve bases through out Israel Each volunteer saves the Israeli government about $600, because each visitor frees up a reservist for other work or active duty...
...many types of data used in the study make it unique among studies of the mating process, said Buss. "There are problems with every method used in the social sciences," he said. "We employ several methods to get results which are not method-bound...