Word: highers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...than whites [Sept. 24], you say "Jensen's findings clearly have horrendous implications." This is not at all true. Although the entire black population may (if Jensen's findings are correct) have a lower average IQ than the white population, a given black person may have a higher IQ than a given white person. Thus one cannot say that all blacks are less intelligent than all whites. Jensen's findings, regardless of their validity (and it may not be worthwhile spending time to disprove them), are no excuse for racial discrimination...
Finally, John Paul's presence and words reminded Americans?and the world?that humanity does have a higher nature. Said Monsignor John Tracy Ellis, leading ecclesiastical historian at Catholic University: "The greatest contribution that the Pope's visit can make to our nation is focusing upon and emphasizing the need for a revival of morality. John Paul is a man of singular sophistication; he is no pious goose. But he is a moral leader?or he isn't anything...
There may also be a deeper reason for the reaction to the Pope: in the U.S., as in other wealthy nations, many people, vaguely uneasy about the materialism of their lives, yearn in varying degrees for higher values and are even amenable to some fatherly chiding. John Paul sensed that mood and appealed to it in every one of his U.S. addresses...
...nationwide organization taking a major role in public policy issues involving technology application, Johnston said. Efforts by UCS led to higher standards for nuclear reactor safety and the formation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Johnston said. She added that the government should increase subsidies for alternative energy sources...
...American Atomics Corp. factory in central Tucson, Ariz. The plant, which used the substance for luminous signs and watch dials, had shut down in July after state investigators found a tritium-tainted chocolate cake in a nearby kitchen that supplied lunches to 40,000 city schoolchildren. Radiation levels higher than normal were also found in the urine of local residents and in the water of a parochial school swimming pool. Rather than fight to retain its license, American Atomics decided to leave the state. Said Company President Peter Biehl: "It's quite clear that people don't want...