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...possibly his final year at Harvard, Nobel laureate and Lawrence Professor of Chemistry William N. Lipscomb Jr. is teaching Science A-25 "Chemistry of the 20th Century," but only for three students...
This so-called quadrant plan has enraged nonwhite opponents, who contend that at-large voting is stacked against minorities because of the higher costs of mounting campaigns. Charges black Councilman Al Lipscomb: "It's a scheme to preserve Anglo business and political power." He and others contend that Strauss, who was twice elected with heavy black and Hispanic support, sold out to the Anglo establishment and then conspired to keep a minority proposal for all single-member districts off the ballot...
Poison control centers were inundated with calls. Jack W. Lipscomb, director of the poison control center at a major Chicago hospital, said that anybody who had eaten a grape in the past three days and had a headache thought the culprit was cyanide. "We advised them of the fast-acting nature of cyanide, which takes effect in one or two minutes," he said. "Basically, if they're still alive and kicking to get to the phone, they probably don't have anything to worry about...
...edifice was being built when Colino took office in January 1984. That spring he suggested to Intelsat's 28-member board of governors that the last two phases of the building's construction be consolidated into one. Then, according to court papers, Colino connived with William P. Lipscomb Co., an Arlington, Va., construction firm, promising to award it the new contract in exchange for a kickback of $2.4 million to himself and several associates, both inside and outside Intelsat. Colino allegedly peeked at bids and warned his favored firm that its offer must be no more than $25.4 million...
...Lipscomb, it turned out, did not have the promised kickback money in hand. Colino thereupon devised still another ruse, say investigators, whereby Intelsat was charged $1.2 million by Lipscomb to enable the firm to order construction materials far in advance of use. The money was paid out in January 1985, but no materials were ever ordered or delivered. Part of the cash went to a Swiss bank account controlled by Colino...