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...Harvard, contrary to union rhetoric, exerts no undue influence on the NLRB, or at least not directly. George Leet, a spokesman for the Washington board, called the notion "ridiculous;" Fuchs, Powers, and even union attorneys agreed...
Since 1973, some 200,000 U.S. women have spent $12.95 for a book telling them how to get rid of a substance some call cellulite* (pronounced cell-u-leet), which supposedly accumulates beneath the skin to form unsightly dimples and bulges. Now thousands more, lured by television commercials, are shelling out $5.95 for a paperback version of the same book. As a result, Cellulite (Bantam Books) is on some newspaper bestseller lists. Nutritionists, who consider the book's premises unsound though essentially harmless, are shaking their heads in amusement-or envy...
...Leet, professor of Geology, said last night that the tremor was less severe than the one felt at Harvard on October 16, and should not cause any special concern. He said, however, that the reoccurrence of small disturbances bears out his contention that "we're working...
...Leet has predicted that in the next fifty years Boston will experience a major earthquake similar to the one of 200 years ago. In the meantime, he said, "we can expect small and moderate tremors which are nothing to be afraid...
There have actually been more disturbances than were felt, Leet pointed out. On the 16th, for example, there were really four tremors, only one of which was strong enough to be generally noticed...