Word: notes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...scavengers who sift through famous people's garbage to determine how they spend their lives would have found nothing enlightening in our trash. Perhaps there was a crumpled note from an unrequited dancer to his tormentress, but there were no incriminatory condoms, needles, or stains. This had been a typical Harvard party--elevated perhaps by a tape of reggae and soul, distinguished maybe by the eclectic crowd--but in reality just another boring bash. In our trash was the spoor of the Saturday night regulars: a tiny contingent of Third World people, a handful of Wellesley women, a pride...
There are valid scientific objections to Martin's portrayal of possession. Skeptics note that in the past, both physical and mental diseases have been mis-diagnosed as demonic possession; these range from psychiatric disorders like paranoia and schizophrenia to diseases which affect the nervous system. Parapsychologists working with ESP, telekinesis and other psychic phenomena can also raise questions about the demonic origins of the possessed individual's reputed ability to mentally hurl objects around and read minds. Martin tries to deal with this criticism; one of the exorcists challenges a group of parapsychologists dabbling in astral travel and reincarnation...
...ominous note was struck by Schuyler Hollingsworth '40, recording secretary to the University, who said last week that "unless we can significantly increase outside giving to Harvard, tuitions and financial pressures on undergraduates will definitely rise...
Harvard basketball added a surprising post-season note Monday night when it named guard Jeff Hill captain of next year's squad...
...June 30. To make ends meet, the service wants Congress to double its present $920 million annual public service appropriation. The Administration is opposed to such an increase contending that mail users should pay for rising costs. Some Congressmen who want to return to the old post-office system note that the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 insists that the service strive to be selfsupporting...