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Slasher. The word conjures up images of brutal murders committed in cold blood. A modern day "Jack the Ripper" roves the stacks of Widener, razor in hand, searching for his next victim...
...Boston library's account troubled Rooney, sources say, because it closely resembled one in a series of rare book mutilations reported to University police by a Widener Library official in late May. In those incidents, a person used a knife or razor to slice out pages of text, prints and plates. The person then left the book bindings in the library, discarding some at random locations and reshelving others...
...capital was the restraint exhibited by Aristide's supporters. In Cap Haitien, several attache thugs were escorted safely through an angry crowd by Aristide men, who warned that reprisals might be used as an excuse to block the return of their exiled President. The captives were passed over the razor-wire barricades and safely delivered into the hands of American sentries...
Once lodged, he could be difficult to remove. Joe DiMaggio offered a night's stay at his Manhattan hotel suite, and Berg remained for six weeks. He traveled light: a toothbrush, a razor and a book, sometimes in Sanskrit. His road uniform was a dark wash-and-wear suit and a white nylon shirt that he would rinse out and hang up to dry before bedtime. In the morning, one host recalled, Moe would show up for breakfast fully dressed though a bit damp...
...would have difficulty voting for any bill that doesn't include abortion as a benefit. Thirty-five others responded by making public a threat to oppose any bill that does. An awful possibility hovered before the Democratic congressional leadership: however they chose, the abortion issue might cost them the razor-thin margin by which any health plan would be expected to pass Congress. Politically at least, they would be damned if they did and damned if they didn...