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...outspoken hard-liner on arms control, Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle has long been scornful of those who would seek accommodation with the Soviet Union at any cost. Last week Perle aimed his criticism at the foreign and defense ministers of the NATO alliance. Speaking at a defense symposium in Munich, Perle complained that the ministers usually meet to produce bland communiques that "paper over differences, avoid controversy ((and)) placate public opinion . . . rather than declaring our most fundamental convictions...
...purpose of the symposium was "to look at the effects of the aftermath of suicide, and to help families, schools, therapists, and hospitals to determine effective responses to the impacts," said Jacobs, who chaired the program...
...suicide symposium consisted of seven speakers, who ranged from Medical School faculty members to clinicians from Cambridge Hospital, and professor of psychiatry from Columbia University...
...symposium also included videotape of an interview with parents whose 14-year-old daughter committed suicide 13 years...
...interview, they looked at the feelings of the family, for example, did they feel guilty? They also talked about how they've grown as a family," said Denise F. Brouillette, administrative director of the symposium...