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...line memory book the library compiled to mark its anniversary, William G. Crook Jr. '51 writes of "those crisp, clear mornings at 6 a.m. when a bricklayer would over-turn his four foot by two foot metal trough right under my bedroom window, and proceed to spend the next 30 minutes methodically beating every square inch of it with a shovel wielded over his head...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A World of Books All Their Own | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...opening statement last week, Oteri said he was seeking to over-turn the Massachusetts law on the grounds that the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug is irrational and arbitrary and that the harsh penalties are cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. He also contended that laws are unnecessary to protect the health and welfare of citizens and that they discriminate unfairly against marijuana users...

Author: By James K. Glassman, | Title: At The Root Of It -- Marijuana | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

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