Word: roughnesses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Early on, when Lloyd's underwriters offered only a limited number of policies, competition for them grew rough. Christopher, suspecting that Lloyd's members might be ready to cut off his coverage in favor of another leasing company, arranged for the electronic bugging of a Manhattan meeting between Nottage and representatives of the Chemical Bank. Unluckily for Christopher, the expert he hired to do the job was an FBI informer. Christopher was indicted in 1976 by a federal grand jury in Manhattan and wound up pleading guilty to illegal electronic eavesdropping. He was fined...
...that a lawyer or doctor has in dealing with clients or patients; lawyers and doctors after all are licensed, which is precisely what journalists will not and must not be. Obviously the American journalist enjoys unusual latitude and he must, therefore, bear unusual responsibility. He must expect a certain rough-and-tumble in his trade, and not wrap himself in the Constitution at every setback. By no means were all recent court rulings unmitigated disasters. The court in effect allows the press to print anything it can get its hands on. When the Supreme Court held that a newsman...
...present, the IWC takes a rough guess at the numbers of a species and, using little more than simple arithmetic, decides how many whales can be killed without endangering the population's survival. But many scientists argue that the calculations should take other factors into account. Some of these marine mammals are believed to be monogamous, and the slaughter of one whale may break up a family unit, with a drastic effect on breeding. Since certain species have the largest brains of any creatures, they may be intelligent enough to fear such sounds as ships' propellers, even...
...public, but Plum Island is most frequented by ornithologists, and they are inconspicuous in the bushes. It is one of the few beaches in the Bay State where you will really be alone with blueberries, bayberry bushes, mild surf and miles of beach. Good seafood and eating "in the rough" nearby...
Margaret Streeter '79, a former figure ice skater, said yesterday that she thinks the rollerskating fad is great, although she is concerned about the danger from falling on rough pavement or dodging speeding cars. But she added that because of the energy crunch skating is a great idea: "Instead of getting in your car just put on your skates and roll to the store...