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...heads, causing injury, or possibly even death. As the catcher, Juan also runs the risk of a shoulder dislocation. To pre vent such accidents, the brothers have made their bodies into pieces of interlocking machinery: they play soccer together for agility, lift weights for strength and box together to heighten their sensitivity to each other's movements. Miguel is small, 5 ft. 7 in., and slim, as fliers tend to be. He weighs only 132 Ibs. and has an almost invisible 26-in. waist. "I think he was born to fly," says Juan. "He is very thin...
...uncomfortable, but I am not persuaded. It equally possible that a lack of candor on the part of heterosexuals could confuse some who admire GLAD's political courage and are in the process of shaping their own lives It is possible, too that the same lack of candor might heighten the frustration of those who insecure about themselves, persecute gays In the Harvard community, at least, a large majority is content to live and let live, ready and eager to acknowledge and defend the rights of those different from themselves. We should not allow in intolerant minority (on both sides...
...coalition--made up of such diverse groups as the Catholic Social Justice Committee, the Harvard-Radcliffe Peace Alliance and the Environmental Action Committee--was formed three weeks ago to heighten student awareness of the potential effects of nuclear...
Coupled with the knowledge that Washington turns the other cheek to the training of counter-revolutionaries in Florida, direct U.S. efforts to tumble the government in Managua lend credibility to the Sandinistas' claim that the recent Nicaraguan military build-up is for defensive purposes. They also unnecessarily heighten tension in a region that has more than enough to spare...
...foreign policy. Reagan claims that ending registration would send the wrong signal to the Soviet Union during the crisis in Poland. While determining an appropriate response to events in Poland is difficult, attempting to register 18-year-old men does nothing to help the Polish people, but does heighten international tension...