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...publish reports of them even when verified. Their attitude stems not only from a callous view of rape as naturally concomitant with war, but also from their instilled suspicion of female accusations of rape. It took almost 9 months for the stories of the rape of the Bengali to filter out. It took 21 months for the story of My Lai to be brought to public attention...
Both problems--space and climate control--come down to a question of money, and raising that money will be Slive's highest priority. The planned installation of a system to filter dust and pollutants out of the air and control the relative humidity inside the Fogg will necessitate closing a third of the building at a time for three-month stretches...
...Dhabi. But those figures did not reflect living standards because the quick cash has not had time to filter down to the people. Bureaucracies strained to figure out ways to spend at home. Kuwait expanded one of the world's most all-encompassing welfare states. To hold down food prices, most of the big oil producers subsidized imports of staples. Office buildings, low-rent apartments and supermarkets rose almost everywhere. Some planners worried about keeping a work ethic going. Said a Saudi government minister: "We will have to be very careful not to spoil our citizens. Our people will have...
...censorship. As Thieu said in a speech October 2, obviously directed to the Western press, without the support of "the people and the military" he will resign. On the other hand, the current demonstrations allow opponents to continue publicizing corruptions of the regime which were not permitted to filter down to the masses, and certain segments are focusing on Thieu's sabotage of the Paris talks. Thieu's response has been to selectively beat up demonstrators. No right-wingers have been injured to date, although two left-liberal priests were severely beaten last week. Thoi Bao Ga, a Cambridge-based...
...rooms. The downstairs area still has an atmosphere that can only be described as unique--where else other than the Sistine Chapel is the ceiling (covered by art prints) more interesting than the walls? The best of Bach and Beethoven rounds out the "cultured" atmosphere and also serves to filter out the noise of the Mt. Auburn St. delivery trucks and buses...