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...Monuments, March 6] was inaccurate and unbalanced, and although you characterized my position on the monument, Time made no attempt to interview me. While it is true that none of the sculptures relating directly to F.D.R. depict him in his wheelchair or on crutches, the fact of his being stricken with polio is prominently expressed, carved in granite, in a chronology of landmark events of his life. F.D.R. realized that a physical disability was often misperceived as a sign of weakness. Thus he recognized the need to veil his own disability to focus the public's view on his strengths...
...thousands of surviving victims of the gas attack were understandably bewildered. Said Kiyo Arai, a 22-year-old government employee who was stricken at the Kodenmacho station: "We're just innocent, ordinary people. It frightens me to think how vulnerable we are." It was not lost on authorities that the three poisoned train lines converge at Kasumigaseki, the hub for top government offices, including the national police. If the trains had continued on schedule, all three would have arrived at that station between 8:09 and 8:14, the apex of rush hour. Said Atsuyuki Sassa, former director general...
...DESCRIBE THE MASS POISONING IN TOKYO IS AS a gruesome practical joke. Behind every practical joke is someone trying to play God. The murderous joker remains unseen, deciding the fate of others as though by divine intervention. The more the panic-stricken victims search for the source of their misfortune, the more the killer enjoys the spectacle, reveling in a feeling of omnipotence...
Sean Fitzpatrick, a spokesperson for the state health department, said Monday the cases at the two colleges were unrelated. He said the Amherst students were stricken with a Group C bacteria, while the Western New England student had been infected with a Group Y bacteria...
Immediately after being advised that Swarup had been stricken college officials tracked down his roommate to inform him and started putting together a list of Swarup's close contacts, Brooks said...