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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hoffa, a claim that aroused the bitter skepticism of none other than his foster brother, James P. Hoffa. The two had never got along, their differences beginning with boyhood rivalries for Hoffa's affections. When O'Brien reappeared, young Hoffa insisted that he undergo a lie-detector exam, saying: "I demand, I demand, I demand that you take the test." But O'Brien's lawyer urged him not to undergo testing because the process was too "inaccurate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Hoffa Search: 'Looks Bad Right Now' | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

...Administrative Board of the Summer School has denied a request by Paul G. Bamberg '63, associate professor of Physics, that the final exam for his course Physics S-1 be waived, because of the discovery last year of several cheating rings in the self-paced course...

Author: By Henry Griggs, | Title: Ad Board Denies Request For Physics Final Waiver | 8/1/1975 | See Source »

Give Alms. The son of A. Willis Robertson, U.S. Senator from Virginia for two decades, Pat graduated from Yale Law School, failed his bar exam and went into the electronics business. Raised a Southern Baptist, he was restless and unhappy until at 26 he decided to become a minister and studied at New York City's Biblical Seminary. There he became involved with Pentecostalists who were claiming baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. He also became something of a fanatic: he sold nearly everything he and his wife owned when she was away. His explanation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: A Network for Yahweh | 7/21/1975 | See Source »

...operation from her home in Boston. She comments that "the Boston area is one of the most fertile grounds for Amnesty in the whole country, with so many liberal-minded students and others." An Amnesty-sponsored rally in Lowell Lecture Hall last spring drew a fair crowd for exam period, and featured a speech by George Wald, the Biology professor-cum-political activist. White would like to see Amnesty "grow by leaps and bounds" on the east coast as it has done in Western Europe. She would also like to see Amnesty establish outposts in Communist countries, but the quashing...

Author: By Michael L. Silk, | Title: Amnesty International | 7/18/1975 | See Source »

...History, a committee of senior faculty stars thoroughly reformed the undergraduate curriculum in the spring, replacing the department's comparative generals with a senior exam on a specific period, and abolishing the pre-1600 required course for the classes of 1978 and after...

Author: By James I. Kaplan, | Title: Venerable Senior Faculty Dig In | 6/12/1975 | See Source »

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