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...Baruj Benacerraf, Fabyan Professor of Comparative Pathology, and he will shrug expansively. Benacerraf had been studying immunology, he says, "years before cancer became fashionable," and when the two fields overlapped, he had investigated the connection. Benacerraf's experiments with transplanting mouse tumors had indicated that tumor cells prompt immune defenses by the mouse. He says that some evidence suggests that the tumor might confuse the immune system's sense of what is self; that immune mechanisms begin to treat the malignant cells as "self" and then actually encourage growth of the tumor...
Death Threats. One result of last week's scare was a prompt move to give Secret Service protection to all major presidential candidates, declared or otherwise, a service that is now provided only to Ford and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. "The protection will begin as soon as possible−right now," said Senator Mike Mansfield, a member of the special congressional committee that is empowered to work out who is eligible to be guarded...
MONDAY. Edgar Bronfman left his estate by helicopter to assemble the huge amount of cash in Manhattan. A tape recording arrived by mail at his Park Avenue apartment. It contained Sam's voice, assuring his father that he was well but pleading for prompt payment of the ransom. Sam said he wanted to come home...
...maneuverability we have in the Sinai. However, if efforts at an interim accord with Syria fail, it should not affect the behavior of Egypt. Cairo should be bound regardless of what happens between Israel and Syria. If an interim agreement with Syria is not reached, it should not prompt the U.S. to begin any new reassessment of the Middle East situation...
Worth the Price? To put these rules into effect will take at least a year. But if the agency eventually does prompt more price ads, buyers may get a shock. One study found that pharmacies in the San Francisco area charged 28 different prices, ranging from $2.50 to $11.75, for 100 tablets of Raudixin, a drug that reduces high blood pressure. Druggists contend that the stores charging the higher prices provide extra services like free delivery and charge accounts. FTC officials retort persuasively that customers should know the charges in advance so that they can decide for themselves whether...