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Less complex Soviet weapons, such as rifles and machine guns, tend to be easily produced and highly reliable. The AK-47 Kalashnikov is the most esteemed and bestselling assault rifle in the world today, partly because it uses standardized ammunition available almost anywhere. The U.S. Army's M-16 is far less attractive on international arms markets; it has never lived down a much deserved reputation, earned in Viet Nam, for jamming frequently...
...result, women have been urged to cope as best they can with bed rest and aspirin, or they have been labeled neurotics and offered tranquilizers. Says Psychiatrist-Endocrinologist Ronald Norris of Boston's Tufts University School of Medicine: "When there's no obvious injury, physicians tend not to be sympathetic." Neither is the public. According to a poll conducted for Tampax, 22% believe that menstrual pain is psychosomatic...
...more, telephone bills, rents, messenger services, copying equipment and supplies, plus new computerized billing and information systems, can push a law firm's overhead to 60% of its annual income. Attorneys' fees, lawyers argue, have only kept pace with inflation. One result: clients of such firms tend to be those who can pay the price. "It's like going to the doctor," says Alan Petrillo of the New York State Bar Association. "If I go to see a specialist, I expect to pay more." Adds Grutman: "The pressures are colossal. I say to my clients that...
...hope that her consensus-building experience as a legislator, with its premium on dealing with personalities, as well as the fact that she is a woman, will dissolve some of the aloofness among the brethren. There is little personal rapport and togetherness on the current court -and the Justices tend to communicate with one another only in writing. The result is often a series of individual opinions based on conflicting rationales that confuse the impact of a majority decision. Powell has called the court "nine one-man law firms." A touch of warmth and sociability could improve the court...
...continues in Stratford through August 2. The drive to the AST grounds on the Housatonic River takes about two and three-quarter hours at legal speeds, via the Massachusetts Turnpike, Interstate 86 and 91, and the Connecticut Turnpike to Exit 32 or 31. Performances in the air-conditioned theatre tend to start promptly at 2 and 8 o'clock. There are facilities for picnickers on the premises...