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...fire began in the fume hood of a fifth-floor research lab and burned for several minutes only inches away from several cylinders of toxic gases until Sula Oguz a graduate student working in the next room, discovered...
That gave Bloom an idea: Why not distribute this money to poor people? After consulting with department lawyers, Bloom decided to play Robin Hood. He gave $1 million each to the Salvation Army, the National Conference of Catholic Charities, the National Council of Churches and the Council of Jewish Federations, all of whom help needy, handicapped and elderly people to pay their fuel bills. Says Bloom: "I realized that certain consumers of heating oil, especially those without lawyers and lobbyists, would be frozen out. These are the people least able to compete in the claims process. It seemed like...
...hood sings of point shaving...
...poor will fare best, Gilder says, in a vibrant economy in which low tax rates spur investment and speed the creation of new jobs. He unabashedly touts a Robin Hood-in-reverse creed: "To help the poor and middle classes, one must cut the tax rates of the rich." Gilder argues that only the rich have enough capital to stimulate rapid economic growth, and only reasonable tax rates can induce them to invest rather than spend their money in unproductive ways...
...hairbreadth victory, following a strident and violence-marred campaign, was a hollow one for Romero. He had en joyed a 10-to 20-point lead in pre-election polls and was hoping for a land slide. The charismatic, white-haired Governor, an advocate of immediate state hood for Puerto Rico, had campaigned on a pledge that he would call a 1981 plebiscite on that question if the electorate returned him to office with a decisive majority. He now feels voters made it clear that they will not be hurried into state hood. "I thought I was being pushed...