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...Weizsacker also holds himself to the same moral standard to which he holds his homeland. His father, Ernst von Weizsacker, held high posts in Hitler's Foreign Service and later was tried in Nuremberg for war crimes. But the younger von Wiezsacker, a member of the German Army, consistently calls that army's defeat a "liberation" from Nazi barbarism--much to the displeasure and discomfort of his fellow citizens...
...Ernst Mayr, Agassiz Professor of Zoology Emeritus at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, has also kept up a furious pace, despite his 82 years. Since his retirement in 1974, the former director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology has published 116 books and papers on evolution, biology and philosophy...
...followed a series of murders of well-known European military and industrial leaders by indigenous terrorist organizations. In January 1985 Action Directe claimed responsibility for the death of General Rene Audran, a prominent French Ministry of Defense official. Days later, members of the West German Red Army Faction murdered Ernst Zimmermann, a Munich defense industrialist. Some experts believe the atrocities are linked, and point to a communique the two groups issued last year declaring they would form a "West European guerrilla movement." Last week French authorities were investigating a possible West German connection to the Besse slaying...
...evidence has changed. Same goes for olive oil." But most of her colleagues and even doctors heap on only praise. "She has done more than any other journalist to bring accurate information about nutrition and health to the public," declares Robert Barnett, an editor of American Health. Says Dr. Ernst Wynder, president of the American Health Foundation: "When it comes to preventive advice, she is more on target that most doctors...
...Long-term health insurance] is very badly needed as the population ages. We can't make Congress adopt a plan, so we will do it through institutions," said Ernst Benjamin, co-chairman of the pension issues committee of the umbrella organization for higher education in Washington. Benjamin, who also heads the American Association of University Professors, said such policies have not existed at universities until now, but "Harvard will provide academic leadership" in the area...