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Many psychologists and psychiatrists point an accusing finger at faulty parent-child relationships, particularly early in a child's life. Studies show that overly lax, overly strict or erratic child rearing contributes to delinquency, while a generally "firm but kind" approach inhibits...
Still, the legislation will have to be carefully designed if it is to get through Congress. Ford will first have to satisfy critics who fear that private industry might be lax about safety and security procedures in manufacturing and shipping the fissionable materials. But the situation is not quite as worrisome as it sounds. To use nuclear fuel in bombs would involve almost impossible effort and expense. Also, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which closely supervises all processes and shipments, will apply the same tough security and safety regulations to all future plants...
Members of other Harvard departments have criticized Vis Stud for ignoring traditional academic standards. In particular, some faculty members charge that grading in Vis Stud is lax, and that the department's instructors lack proper academic credentials...
Gardner said that grading is "probably" lax in studio courses because "there is little objective means for measurement of somebody's ability...
Medical men have taken advantage of lax administration to bill the Medicaid program for goods and services that were never provided-and in some cases their take has been tremendous. In New York, investigators are looking into the activities of two chiropractors who ran nine ghetto clinics. These operators are suspected of submitting forged invoices and persuading doctors in their clinics to match the invoices with phony treatment charts. The case, which could involve as many as 100 physicians, is believed to have cost Medicaid $4 million. A San Jose, Calif, psychiatrist recently went to jail because he would regularly...