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...prevented the debacle and may even have caused it. He had suppressed the instincts that would normally have alerted him to his peril; he had been sustained on the fatal course by associates who subordinated policy to procedure and who were at a loss as to how to react when the procedures miscarried...
...stone buildings and wall of the Old City of Jerusalem with the Mount of Olives behind in an eerie white blanket against a gray horizon. It was a spectacular scene, one of utter peace. But I hated to think how Aswan, which had never seen a blizzard, would react to a delay allegedly caused by inability to move about in Israel's seat of government...
DeSanctis cautioned, however, that bypass surgery--the kind Kissinger had--does not prevent hardening of the arteries, a frequent postoperative complication. The first year following the operation is the crucial period in determining how the arteries react to the bypass operation, he added...
Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., was one of the first to react to the bad news. A private university known for its remarkably openhanded scholarship program and diverse student body, Wesleyan announced last week that it could no longer continue "aid-blind" admissions, accepting any qualified student regardless of ability to pay. Last year Wesleyan spent $2.7 million of its own funds on scholarships; with the proposed federal budget cuts that figure would nearly double. As a result, this spring some low-income applicants, who in better times would have received letters of acceptance, may be rejected in favor...
...ability is so good that Giants Coach Ray Perkins thinks it may spell the difference between the two closely matched Super Bowl teams. And in the N.F.L., where a quarterback may face 35 or 40 different defensive patterns in a single game, Anderson's ability to decode and react in nanoseconds is legendary. One result: he is the least intercepted quarterback in the league...