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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That press conference can hardly occur too soon. It was Ford's failure to explain fully the timing of his pardon of Nixon that raised most doubts about Ford's candor and perceptiveness, as well as questions about the competence of his staff in handling a White House crisis. All last week, Ford had almost nothing to say publicly about his decision, beyond a stoic "I knew it would be controversial." His aides concede, however, that the magnitude of the uproar had not been anticipated. At first, Ford...
Nixon's ailment is a common one that annually afflicts more than 300,000 Americans. Thrombophlebitis is an inflammation of a vein (phlebitis) accompanied by a clot (thrombus) that has formed in the vein. It may occur anywhere in the body, but is most common in the legs, where clots seem to form more easily. People who sit or stand for long periods are particularly susceptible, as are patients recovering from childbirth or surgery-one reason doctors get them out of bed as soon as possible. Once one is afflicted, however, bed rest (with the limb elevated) is usually...
...some ways this is the customary Murdoch blend of incipient farce, domestic tragicomedy and intellectual soap opera. Baroque pratfalls occur as usual, but neither the release of laughter nor the expected snicker of superiority (what odd and frightful people!) follows. Blaise knows that his psychological theorizing is mostly cant, yet he does have a knack for helping his patients. His visits to sharp-tongued Emily's apartment are mixed blessings-it is a hate nest in which the girl spends a good deal of time demanding money to have her teeth fixed. Harriet at first seems too kind...
...didn't take long for an exchange of "Go back to work?" and "Who is this guy anyway?" to occur. And while the police gently nudged the workers into an area where they would be less troublesome, the young college kids and the kids just out of high school listened to the vendors who held union jobs outside of the ballpark explaining how the union officials and representatives might not be representing the vendors' interests...
...Director John C. Eddison says, "Harvard feels uncomfortable with political developments in Korea in the past year." He adds that HIID would like to end the involvement sooner except that there is some fear of repercussions against Koreans working with the advisory team if a sudden pullout were to occur...