Word: harrision
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The charges and verdict in the Jean Harris case seemed harsh [March 9]. If she and Tarnower had been ordinary people, she would not have been convicted of second-degree murder. Jean Harris' position in society convicted her. What good is it to put Mrs. Harris behind bars for...
Does Mrs. Harris' high social standing and upper-class background make Dr. Tarnower's murder any less a crime? Many women survive bad affairs, withstanding mental, even physical abuse, without murdering their former lovers.
Dr. Tarnower was responsible for Jean Harris' jealousy, which is a moderate form of insanity. When she shot Tarnower, she was mildly insane and should not have been found guilty of murder.
Past the Plutnickis and Mitchells, in the facing seats at the back of the bus, Mark Harris and Tom Clarke held court, providing whatever semblance of rowdiness there is on this team. But this is a quiet team, pensive, maybe. It is a team of pleasant, articulate individuals. That's...
Other things come to mind, too, when I think about the season. Things like Mark Harris taking charge, and turning around the momentum of a game. Or even the memory of Kirkland House's Steve Larkin winning the Bermuda Shoot.