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...case in point, which coincidentally is causing a furor this spring, involves Steven Verr, 19, a slight (5 ft. 9 in., 140 Ibs.), mild-mannered fourth classman, or freshman. Verr's troubles began last August while he was attending "Beast Barracks," the summer of rigorous training and hazing given to incoming plebes (a word derived from plebeians). Verr was subjected to a traditional form of harassment: upperclassmen ordered him not to put certain foods on his tray, or made him sit at attention while others ate. After going hungry for two days, Verr had tears in his eyes...
...created a reasonably cooperative atmosphere, Usery gets down to business. "He's got an uncanny ability to grasp the issues," marvels Chuck Chamberlain, head of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal men. "He knows when one side is ready to make a concession." Usery also resorts to mild trickery to push for progress. He will, for instance, separate labor and management, telling each group that he will try for a modification in the other's position. Then he will retire alone to his room, letting each side stew-and work on modifications...
...Republican side, President Ford defeated former governor Ronald Reagan of California in a mild upset in Kentucky, but Reagan beat Ford by wide margins in Nevada, Idaho, and Arkansas. At midnight, CBS rated both Tennessee and Oregon too close to call...
Pens and Pencils. The crisis typically occurs at the age of 15 to 17 months, the researchers report, and can range from mild to severe. The girls most disturbed by the absence of a penis and feelings of castration may reject their toilet training, have difficulty sleeping or eating, develop a sudden interest in such phallic objects as pens and pencils, or complain to their mothers that their dolls have no penises. Even in milder cases, notes Dr. Galenson, the play of girls becomes much more intricate and involved than that of boys. "It could be," she says, "that...
...various crimes of violence in Washington since 1974, one of N.R.A.'s lobbyists was shot to death, another employee was shot and wounded, and others have been robbed at gunpoint. Of course, the lobbyists will have to remain in the capital to fight gun control, including a mild ban, recently approved by the House Judiciary Committee, on the manufacture and import of cheap Saturday-night specials...