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...when apocalyptic thinking is the norm, Ratliff is no exception. "We are living at a precipice," he insists, and letter after letter rails against the MX missile, the concept of limited nuclear war, or draft registration. But though the days are dark Ratliff says men must steel themselves to action. "Whether we can avert tragedy I don't know. I do know we ought to be moving in the right direction. Where's there's life there's hope, and anyway humans have never had a guarantee on tomorrow," he says. And, he adds, "If we go down, then...
...course, Philadelphia's sports teams have all contributed mightily to the city's inferiority complex. The Phillies losing the final six games of the season in 1964; the 76ers winning but eight games in 1973; the Eagles collapsing after Norm Van Brocklin's departure. And Penn football...always...
Anthropologist Robin Fox's conclusions about the struggle for control of the society [Sept. 22] are basically sound, but he is wrong when he says that the aspiration among modern women to jobs in the marketplace is a foolish deviation from the norm. Evolution itself is a deviation from the norm. If men and women are not allowed to evolve and change, our society will stagnate...
...stunned me then because it happened so early," Parrette said. He paused. "After a while things like that didn't bother me so much. It just seemed like the norm...
...funny thing that the Giants have actually sold out every game they have ever played in the Meadowlands and will be sold out there for many years to come. And the last time they had a winning season, Norm Snead was at quarterback and he led the NFL in passing. Ah, memories...