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Eight minutes before his flight leaves for Washington, Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, self-appointed David to America's corporate Goliath, steps through the automatic sliding doors at Logan Airport...
...Nader enters the airport he begins to speak more quickly: he glances somewhat nervously from side to side. It seems clear that he does not enjoy public attention. Several passengers inside the terminal recognize his tall, gaunt figure immediately and whispers of "that's Ralph Nader over there!" are audible. "He looks younger in person than on television." one woman says. Nader doesn't look at them, but keeps walking straight ahead toward the gate. Two people holding pro-nukes posters are talking to passengers as they pass by. Nader tries to avoid them, but one of them recognizes...
...obviously pleased with the Reagan decisions. General Motors Chairman Roger Smith called them "a sensible step toward making regulation more cost-effective." Added James W. McLernon, president of Volkswagen of America: "This is a giant step toward restoring the long-term health of the American automotive industry." But Ralph Nader, the father of many of the auto rules, protested bitterly. Said he: "These regulation rollbacks are going to kill a lot of people and ruin the health and environment for others...
...interview following his speech, Nader said that while he sees part of the responsibility for these reforms as falling on institutions like the Medical School, the initial actions must came from individuals, and that "institutions will only respond when pressured...
During his hour-long speech at the Beth Israel, Nader suggested that medical students band together to form a "tithing" program in which students pledge to use a certain percentage of their salaries as doctors toward investigating areas of preventive medicine...