Word: fears
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...consists of three gubernatorial appointees, one selection of the attorney general and a fifth member chosen by the secretary of state. Currently, one Independent, two Democrats, and two Republicans hold commission seats. Despite its non-partisan composition, however, many state officials still view the commission with a mixture of fear and distrust. "Some people here perceive us as a horror story imposed on the legislature," David Brickman, commission member, explained recently. "But we are not a band of J. Edgar Hoover Jr.'s and we will do our job professionally, so that if they have nothing to hide they have...
John M. Grady, a member of RUSH, said yesterday that he thinks the study reflects a fear on the part of the institutions. "If some of the Fair Share demands are put into effect, then these institutions are going to have to start providing more funds to the community through taxes. Their only response is to come out with these massive figures...
Mingus was a man of giant appetites and violent passions, and he elevated these traits to mythic proportions in his autobiographical Beneath the Underdog, published in 1972. He shouted, he threw things, he stormed out of clubs. At times he became obsessed with the (probably justified) fear that other musicians were capitalizing on ideas stolen from him, and he refused to solo if he suspected that spies were present. He quit performing in the late '60s, boarded himself up in an East Village apartment, and spent years fighting illnesses, poverty, and severe depression. The '70s found him back...
Fortunately, Mr. Yates is alive to tell his story. A less experienced or less lucky individual might have met a quite different fate. I found it most significant that Mr. Yates stated he would discourage anyone else from attempting a similar climb. I fear, though, that because of the publicity Mr. Yates has received, the end result may be just the opposite. Joshua L. Sheinkman...
Officials have had their eyes for some time on the Harvard "middle income" group of students whose family incomes fall between $20,000 and $35-40,000 annually. They fear that more of these students whom Harvard accepts will decide to go elsewhere, threatening the diversity of future College classes. Fund drive planners hope their efforts will keep enough aid money available for these students, while admissions and financial aid officers continue heavily publicizing Harvard's aid and loan programs...