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...Bernie Parrish loved violence, particularly the violence he wreaked on opposing players as an aggressive, clothes-lining cornerback for the N.F.L.'s Cleveland Browns in the early 1960s. His toughness on the field earned him an All-Pro rating; out of uniform he served as vice president of the N.F.L. Players' Association. Unlike St. Louis Cardinals Linebacker Dave Meggyesy or New York Jets Wide Receiver George Sauer. who recently left football because they felt it was dehumanizing, Parrish claims to love the sport. Now a Teamster official, he "retired," according to his own account, because he was blacklisted...
Entitled They Call It A Game (Dial; $7.95), Parrish's book indicts the football establishment for its greed, manipulations and possible crooked dealings in building and protecting its monopoly. Writes Parrish:"I thought of something Jim Brown had once said to me after a tough game. There are only a few hunters but everybody wants to eat the meat.' I had agreed, That's basic in nature. The lion makes the kill, hyenas in packs take whatever they can from the lion, and vultures pick the bones.' The same natural or der prevails in pro football...
...years in her present civil service rank, G.S. 17, she has decided that she should be promoted to the highest grade, G.S. 18. Money is hardly the consideration, since the change would add only $695 to her current salary of $34,810. Besides, she is married to Millionaire Wayne Parrish, a former publisher. She says she would donate any salary increase to the Washington Animal Rescue League. "I'm fighting for a principle," she says. "Not so much for what it will do for me, but for my staff and a lot of women in lower-level jobs...
...defending itself against such challenges, the military pleads a much larger purpose than the emotional well-being of the individual soldier. As long as armies exist, that defense possesses a certain logic. Says Colonel Matthew D. Parrish, chief of Army psychiatry and creator of the mental hygiene consultation approach: "The mission of Army psychiatry is to serve the mission of the Army," not the individual. The individual, indeed, is seen by the military as merely part of an organism, of a fighting team, the effectiveness of which is threatened by the loss of any member. Thus the psychiatrist...
...PAMELA PARRISH...