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...prison fare of salt fish and black bread, and was forced to work in a camp factory. When Galanskov developed a perforated ulcer, he was operated on by another inmate, a former army doctor who was not a qualified surgeon. Just before his operation, Galanskov managed to sneak a letter home saying: "They are doing everything to hasten my death." The treatment of Galanskov has aroused anxiety over the condition of other sick political prisoners, such as former Major General Pyotr Grigorenko, 66, a war invalid, and Writer Vladimir Bukovsky, 30, who suffers from a lung disease...
Normally, an incumbent like Mahoney would be impregnable in this district. But it has a strong Republican tradition, and if Downes finds enough support them Peck could sneak through with a coalition of young people, radical liberals and independents. On the other hand, if Mahoney and Peck divide the left-of-center vote, then Downes might win. Mahoney has trouble hiding his irritation with Peck's persistent criticism, and accuses Peck of undermining the American two-party system by running as an Independent. But Mahoney seems confident that he has staked out the broad center of the political spectrum...
...couple of summers ago at a basketball clinic and quickly developed an enormous amount of respect for him. "I think Coach Harrison has got an excellent basketball mind, and is a solid person. I'd never met him until three years ago, but as a kid I used to sneak into the arena in Syracuse to watch him when he played for the Minneapolis Lakers...
...class comedian in high school. You know, the one who always had smartass answers to the teacher's questions and who gave the teacher the finger as soon as she turned her back. He was always doing something clever like carving pornographic couplets into his desk or trying to sneak into the girls washroom just so they would scream and all the boys would giggle. Woody Allen has carried this comic style into adult movies with his film Everything You Always Wanted to Know etc. In response to the serious queries of Dr. David Reuben, our wealthiest sexologist. Allen offers...
...perennial bill to strip private colleges of their tax exemption appears, and the bill perennially flames down to defeat. With the aid of Mike Brewer, another OGCA McCloskey alumnus who spends most of his time monitoring the federal government, Ropes and Gray politely surveys the legislative landscape for potential sneak attacks on the University...