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...other experienced Kremlin watchers consider the possibility of a resignation remote. Says Cornell University Sovietologist Myron Rush: "Unless Brezhnev is really enfeebled, he will not step down in favor of someone else. Brezhnev's will to power should never be underestimated." Indeed, many Kremlinologists are waiting to see if Brezhnev makes an appearance at the annual celebration to mark Lenin's birthday on April...
...James F. Beré, Chairman, Borg-Warner Corp.; Theodore F Brophy, Chairman, General Telephone & Electronics Corp.; Philip Caldwell, Chairman, Ford Motor Co.; Albert V. Casey, Chairman, American Airlines Inc.; Richard P. Cooley, Chairman, Wells Fargo & Co.; Donald W. Davis, Chairman, Stanley Works; Edwin D. Dodd, Chairman, Owens-Illinois Inc.; Myron DuBain, Chairman, Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies; Alexander Heard, Chancellor, Vanderbilt University; Henry J. Heinz II, Chairman, H.J. Heinz Co.; Matina S. Horner, President, Radcliffe College; T. Lawrence Jones, President, American Insurance Association; Vernon E. Jordan Jr., President, National Urban League Inc.; Robert E. Kirby, Chairman, Westinghouse Electric Corp...
...mainly fresh fruits, vegetables and whole-grain breads, hoping Pritikin is correct when he claims that the diet curbs heart disease, diabetes and hypertension. Doctors say more testing is needed to substantiate such claims. They also say the Pritikin Diet is unnecessarily restrictive, especially for healthy people. Says Nutritionist Myron Winick of the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University...
...small device called an automatic implantable defibrillator. This is placed in the abdomen and has electrodes that are connected to the heart's right atrium and to the ventricles' pointed tip. It is powered by lithium batteries good for three years or 100 shocks. Says Hopkins Cardiologist Myron Weisfeldt: "When the patient has an arrhythmia persisting for at least ten seconds, the machine waits another five seconds and then discharges an electric shock, which usually stops the arrhythmia...
...officers feel embattled," says Sergeant Jim Moad, a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles force. "We're getting it from all sides. The attitude is 'It's me and my partner against the world.' All every cop is trying to do is survive until he can retire." Detective Myron Ludvick of New York's harassed force admits that it is difficult to forget about his own survival. "You have to be able to tune that out. But it's there. It's there when you're at a funeral for one of your former colleagues." (Nine New York police...