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Although Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the radical group which led the occupation, attacked the ad hoc committee as illegitimate, it won praises from many in the Harvard community for imposing mild punishments on all but a few of the University Hall protesters...
Bissell, whose face was recognized from a post office wanted poster, was described by friends and co-workers as a gentle, mild-mannered man who painted in his spare time. "If he's guilty, he's going to have to pay the price," said Neighbor Dave Bartel. "But I hope they take into account that he's not blowing up buildings anymore. The guy's been living quietly and responsibly for a long time...
...recent Chinese standards, the purge was mild. The two university officials were quickly reassigned to research posts in Peking, and Writer Wang essentially lost nothing more than his party card. "They are trying to have a different kind of purge," explained an East European analyst based in Peking. "They want to keep a balance between shutting off dissent and scaring all intellectuals...
Once these characteristics seemed at worst material for mild jokes (Reagan has told some of the funniest), at best part of the charm and uncluttered vision that made him an effective leader. His oblivious attitude and shaky understanding of issues has long been a public secret; indeed it is the worrisome basis for his defense of himself from any Iranscam culpability. But even if his poor concentration is no worse than it has been for years, the problems it has recently caused and the sense of drift that has emerged make it a matter of concern once more...
Ultimately, the penalties against Continental were no more than a mild slap. The FAA fined the airline less than $100,000 for three of the violations, and allowed the others to be corrected after warning letters. In contrast to the Continental experience, Alaska Airlines had 90 pilots grounded in 1984 for similar training violations. The FAA also fined the smaller airline a stiff...