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...bulk, I feel, can only result from a lack of clear thinking." Sakharov's 773 page Memoirs would probably stop a door rather well, but it would be unfortunate if its length deters possible readers. Individual chapters can be read profitably, and the non-technical readers may wish to skip the chapters covering Sakharov's work in physics, though they do make fascinating reading for their portrait of the Soviet world of science, the scientific culture of publishing, seminars, classes, and "chalk talks...
...like an avenging angel. His human sympathies range widely, from blacks who count neither as men nor animals, to Choctaws who are just slightly higher on the scale of outcasts, to Watson's pretty daughter, who at 13 is virtually sold into marriage and three years later still plays skip rope in the streets of Fort Myers...
...NOTEBOOK: Following Tuesday's game against Dartmouth, Harvard will have a two-week layoff...The team has decided to skip the ECAC's and will instead set up possible scrimmages along with their regular practice schedule. "Exam period is tough," Berkery said. "Now we have some time off to prepare."..And then comes the real test, the NCAA Final Four May 19-20 in Princeton...
BOSTON--A legislative committee endorsed a bill yesterday to give prospective college students more information on campus safety, but the panel derailed another bill that would cut welfare benefits for parents whose teen-age children skip school...
...realize that we were just nitpicking. We have failed to provide an upbeat outlook that keeps a smile on everyone's face and a skip in everyone's walk. On at least several occasions, we have failed to print University press releases verbatim as staff editorials. We apologize...