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...Most people find it's much more straight herethan it was in their home town," says Fred. "Intheir town they were in the crowd that did it alot... most people come here and straighten...
Both offices have tried to deal with the larger problems, and the result has been a sort of competition for University resources and prestige. "They need to straighten up the whole issue of who deals with what," Reid told us last fall. Exactly...
...interest of both those straight people who, prior to arriving at Harvard, have never before been asked to evaluate their views on homosexuality, and in defense of those who are trying to understand their own sexuality, we seek in this letter to "straighten" some of Peninsula's facts and to repudiate their most dangerous unwarranted assumptions...
There were other things to straighten out as well. The Palestinians handed Baker a tentative list of their delegates, who will attend the conference jointly with representatives from Jordan. In a bow to Palestinian sensitivity about the implicit Israeli veto over their delegation, Baker refused to share the list with Shamir -- or so he said. But he assured the Israelis that the roster contained no names they would object to. Said an uncharacteristically trustful Shamir: "Jim Baker's word is good enough for me." The Prime Minister said it was up to his full Cabinet to decide finally whether Israel...
...Youth Intervention Program was launched by the police department to combat a wave of auto thefts in Tulsa, where 7,599 vehicles were stolen in 1990 alone, many by juveniles. By limiting the plan largely to 12- to 14-year- olds, officials hope to reach kids they can still straighten out. The youths and their parents sign contracts with the county juvenile bureau, committing the offenders to patrol shifts. In 14 months, six youths have made it through an average of 150 hours of patrols to complete their probation, and one of them has gone on to enroll...