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Dean K. Whitla, associate dean of admissions, compiles all the information on each candidate and computer codes it to produce the "docket," a listing of each candidate, his test scores, interview reports, teacher recommendations, etc. Every shred of information, except perhaps the student's essay, has been reduced to a number on the one line he receives on the docket...
...which isn't to say that Decter's theories might not have something to them. They're just hard to evaluate. Many of her ideas have a shred of truth behind the exaggeration and the fog of her own values; for example, her sketch of "The Sexual Revolutionist" who, aided by modern contraceptive technology and by her liberal mother, falls into a series of relationships based only on sex and finally revolts against sex completely, joining a commune of women who reject their sexual exploiters, seems fairly plausible. On the other hand, Decter cannot imagine that the revolt may have...
...there is plenty of time to do so in The Drowning Pool-the traditional private-eye format does not suit movies all that well. It demands a rigid structure as the detective pursues his investigation like a mailman on his route, moving from door to door, picking up a shred of information, depositing another, occasionally having his appointed rounds interrupted by some mayhem...
...quite. Two weeks ago, the disciplinary board of the Washington, D.C., bar recommended that Kleindienst be suspended for one year. Last week it released its confidential findings and conclusions. They shred Kleindienst's defense and condemn by implication the kid-glove kindness that was shown...
...Sort, Shred, Burn. About 25 major cities across the nation are now going into the garbage game, and at least another dozen are considering taking the plunge. Most of them are following the path blazed first hi Europe and now in St. Louis, where the Union Electric Co. has contracted to take all the trash from the city and seven surrounding counties. It will sort and sell the metals to recyclers, shred the combustible materials and burn them along with coal to create electrical power. When the system goes into full effect in 1977, Union will reduce its annual purchases...