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...SAME. That ad, in the paramilitary journals Gung-Ho and Soldier of Fortune, was not submitted by one of the adventurers and mercenaries who commonly read them; it was placed by William Chanslor, former president of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association. His mission: to end the life of his invalid wife painlessly and undetectably. But by last week his scheme had unraveled in a fashion so bizarre that his wife was pleading his innocence in court while prosecutors played tapes of him planning her death. Nonetheless, the jury unhesitatingly convicted Chanslor of soliciting the commission of a felony, then sentenced...
...Peter Walker began by claiming the right of veto under the Luxembourg compromise on the ground that farm prices directly affect the size of Britain's budget. Belgian Agriculture Minister Paul de Keersmaecker, who was in the chair, ruled that Walker's declaration of national interest was invalid on the ground that farm prices, not Britain's budget contribution, were at issue. De Keersmaecker was supported by France and Italy. French Farm Minister Edith Cresson said that the Luxembourg compromise "does not permit a member nation to paralyze the normal functioning of the Community." She, along with...
When Marglin studied economics here as an Undergrad, he recalls, the department spent two days on Marx; one to present his theories, and one to explain why they were wrong. Ten years later, after reading Marx thoroughly, Marglin still reached the conclusion that Marx's broad theory was invalid, yet he refused to discard Marx entirely He, lime many radical economics, abandoned Marx's strict gospel in favor of newer theories Yet Margin charges few students of mainstream economics understand or appreciate this shift Otto Eckstein. Warburg Professor of Economics says there is not much non Marxist radical theory...
...biggest and best-known corporate invalid in America is International Harvester Co. The farm-implement and heavy-truck manufacturer has never recovered from a bitter 172-day strike that ended in 1980. Last year the company lost $393 million, and it expects to be $518 million in the red in 1982. Early this month International Harvester told its creditors that it would soon be in technical default on $4.2 billion in loans because its net worth would drop below $1 billion. Although the lenders could push the company into bankruptcy at any time, they are not expected to take that...
...Medical Area has been considered a separate bargaining unit from the rest of the University since a 1977 National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling. The recent reorganization of personnel offices would make that ruling invalid. Daniel D. Cantor, the University's director of personnel, said yesterday...