Word: humanity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...estimates that by 1991, as many as 10 million people in this country will be infected with the AIDS-causing Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) (also known until recently as HTLV-III and LAV). Researchers estimate a large proportion of them will develop the disease...
...strands of human complexity can be found on this seamy beat. The new syndicated show On Trial, featuring footage from actual court cases, has drawn criticism for turning courtroom proceedings into entertainment. Yet the trial excerpts are gripping and ambiguous as only real life can be. And a syndicated special airing on local stations this month, Crimes of Violence, probes disturbingly into the psychology of several confessed criminals. The shock is how calmly detached from their acts many of these "brutal" offenders are. One soft-spoken rapist, pressed to show remorse for his crimes, responds at last...
Advocates claim the test will revolutionize the investigation of violent crimes, from rapes and homicides to armed robberies. It also promises to resolve questions of kinship, a matter of import in child-support and immigration disputes, and will provide a reliable new means of identifying human remains...
...seepage that cannot be stopped. No one knows how many people may have been needlessly afflicted with such ailments as cancer, birth deformities and thyroid deficiencies -- and no one in relevant offices seemed to care. Why? Because a legalistic, bureaucratic shuffle left no one responsible for whatever human and environmental damage was inflicted...
Anne H. Taylor, the University's director of human resourses, agreed with Scott, adding that at times Harmatz's language in the decision was "unjudicial...