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...Beware of the false teachings, the immorality and the irreligion that Harvard will attempt to feed you," the letter continued. "If they feed you this poison, spit...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: And Watch Out for Commies! | 9/12/1994 | See Source »

Under a glistening moon, the 60-ft. sailboat St. Joseph, moored off a spit of land on the southern coast of Haiti, was quickly loading its human cargo. Suddenly the silence of the night was broken by the sound of an approaching military boat. At first the people on the sailboat froze in fear, hoping the patrol would pass. But when three shots rang out, the St. Joseph headed toward open water, its crew and passengers in panic. Rushing from one side to the other to get away from the gunfire, many people fell or were pushed overboard. Then, when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: Incident At Baie Du Mesle | 7/11/1994 | See Source »

...Harvard Law School alumnus spit his food across the table after the Indy asked him for a $200 donation, Abram says...

Author: By Ethan M. Tucker, | Title: Indy Launched After '69 Protest | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

...never drummed for himself. The exception came with the publication of Horses two years ago. At the time McCarthy was 58 and unknown outside a small mob of readers, quite a few of them critics, English professors or writers, who thought he was God. Being God didn't pay spit, though, and after five books and 30 years, McCarthy had his first agent, Amanda Urban, and a new editor, Gary Fisketjon, two of publishing's more glamorous figures. They impressed upon him the idea that a little publicity never hurt. "It was very simple," Fisketjon remembers. "He had no interest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Knock at the Door | 6/6/1994 | See Source »

Open-book testing should go a long way towards fostering truly great minds. Students would be forced to go beyond the mere pretense of knowledge, in the form of spit-back ability, and develop to a point where their understanding is genuine...

Author: By Roy Astrachan, | Title: Open Books, Open Minds | 5/3/1994 | See Source »

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