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Those who vomit and faint at executions would doubtless be less queasy had they witnessed the lonely terror, agony and death suffered by the innocent victims of the criminals...
...difficult enough to withstand the pressures of constant conflict, amidst the daily worry, the threats, and the rumors, even when there is a faint glimmer of peace in distant sight. Israel has learned to adjust itself to the situation. Yet it is quite another matter and unbearable beyond quite another matter and unbearable beyond belief to face the prospect of war without end for this generation and for generations to come; to accept as a fact and state of nature that in order to survive, a country can never put down its guns, but rather must raise its children from...
Both supporters and opponents of the death penalty can cite ample horrors to justify their positions. Even the cleanest execution-and an appalling number are not-is so revolting to see that witnesses commonly vomit and faint. Electrocution is relatively swift, though the victim's flesh sometimes burns while his eyes strain out of their sockets. With cyanide and the rope, it sometimes takes five minutes for the dying man to fall totally unconscious, and usually 15 minutes before he is pronounced dead...
Despite the failures of the Crimson to return as the conquering hero, there was a faint silver lining to an otherwise dark weekend. Tatrallyay and Bartels were outstanding, each winning five of six bouts. Against Columbia. Ken Hetzler fenced very well, although he won only one of three bouts. Hetzler dropped two close 5-4 encounters, one to NCAA champ Bruce Soriano, but reversed the score in winning his third bout...
Many of their subjects spoke sympathetically of the handicapped, but they often reacted to the sight of deformity with involuntary revulsion: breaking into a sweat or feeling faint chills. Few of them wanted to be friends with a deformed person, much less to marry or adopt one. Most (63%) thought the victims should be kept out of sight in institutions. Although nobody said openly that the handicapped deserve to die, a number spoke guardedly of the merits of euthanasia on the grounds that "they probably would rather be dead...