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...with the problem of a nasty old patient, problems of overcrowded hospitals, the problem of overpopulation." He was unhappy about the case, he admitted, "because I am convinced that Dr. Postma is a woman of integrity. But her act cannot be justified, however understandable it seems from a human standpoint." The prosecutor asked that Dr. Postma be convicted but sentenced only to a month's suspended sentence and two years on probation. When the case seemed to hinge on whether her mother's suffering had become "unbearable," Dr. Postma forthrightly stated, "No, it was not unbearable. Her physical...
...oppressed ever bear their burdens without myth--and especially without the myth of the Revolution. Myth invades even the writing of the mythologist. The critic must have someplace to stand--for Barthes the someplace is a Marxism which casts the functioning of bourgeois myth into high relief--but that standpoint is itself necessarily a myth, which history and self-criticism will wash away...
Anxious to quiet its Western Europe borders, Russia had been diligently courting Willy Brandt and other leaders in the hope of solidifying the status quo in Europe. But the Washington-Peking tie also made a U.S.-Soviet thaw imperative from Moscow's standpoint, which is precisely what Nixon and Kissinger had planned. In a sense, Nixon vaulted over the Western Europeans to establish his goal: improved ties with Russia. From this triangular power play emerged continued improvements in relations and slowly expanding trade with China, and the series of agreements, including a massive trade pact, with Russia. It opened...
...Robert T. Horn, Cornell's associate treasurer, said Thursday that the major reason for selling the stock was that "we thought that it was a very good time to sell from financial standpoint...
...this issue is correct. It gives one a convenient opportunity to hate the war criminals once a week and perhaps even do a little something about them Hell. I would probably even be willing to try it a couple, three times a week. From a gourmet's standpoint it would certainly be a dietary improvement. But Harvard is an individualistic community. It remains to be seen how many other individuals wish to try this. Steve Bachmann...