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...Academy of Sciences responded to Kat's letter by pressuring the Physics of the Earth Institute to annul the resolution on the grounds that it was inappropriate for a research center to denounce a scientist for political reasons. Although Kats continues to work at the institute, he has been forbidden to collaborate with other scientists, his articles are being withheld from publication, and the seminars he had been scheduled to lead have been cancelled. He now fears that the scientific council may once again adopt a resolution discrediting him. This time it should be a scientific one citing his recent...
...woman has forbidden the use of her more than 5000 pages of psychiatric records under a Massachusetts law that allows witness in crucial trials to refuse disclosure of their records...
LACROSSE--The main purpose of this sport is to maim the opponent as severely as possible. Wailing on a player's head, however, is forbidden since it could result in a broken stick--and that would interrupt the flow of the game. You can easily spot a lacrosse player by his toughness and lack of knees...
...Goodman, 37, an American immigrant who appeared to be an Israeli army reservist, approached the Band Ghanim gate to the Temple Mount. He was carrying a sleeping bag, a handbag and an M-16 automatic rifle. Arab guards, alarmed at the sight of the weapon, shouted Mam 'nua! (Forbidden!). Goodman opened fire, wounding one guard and hitting another with the butt of his rifle...
...Travers' Mary Poppins and The American Heritage Dictionary. Last week a collection of literary luminaries from PEN, the writers' association, dramatized their opposition to censorship by staging a public reading from the banned books at Manhattan's Public Theater. Among those reciting some famous-and forbidden-lines were John Irving, 40, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., 64, Donald Barthelme, 51, Erica Jong, 40, E.L. Doctorow, 51, Calvin Trillin, 46, and Frances FitzGerald, 41. But perhaps the most impassioned protester was Actress Margaret Hamilton, 79, who in the 1939 film version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz brought to life...