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...Britain as "that most gentie and civilized of lands" [Aug. 23]. Surely you speak in jest. No other country could compete with the imperialistic, bloody past of England. In her notorious history, that "gentle land" has been involved in war with almost every nation on earth. Such an unadmirable trait seems to stem mainly from misguided English efforts to civilize the rest of the barbaric world. I remember that Americans' forebears threw the English out of America in 1776. The Nationalists in Derry are merely following in that tradition...
...screening program has produced few surprises. Ka-back's team has identified individual carriers at the rate of about one in 30. Because the gene is recessive, both parents must carry it for their children to be in danger. Even if both parents do have the trait, the chances of the child getting Tay-Sachs are one in four. So far, the program has identified four couples in which both husband and wife are carriers. They will be able to avoid the experience of two women who found out about the disease the hard way. One was seven months...
...heard of Tay-Sachs disease," says Dr. Kaback. "Now, 95% know what it is." More important, a significant number are doing something about it. Not only are Baltimoreans continuing to have themselves screened for the defective gene, but, in chain-letter fashion, many of those found to carry the trait have been contacting relatives to urge that they, too, be tested...
...trait Tricia and Eddie zealously share is a passion for privacy. (Much of the White House staff often does not know whether Tricia is at home or halfway across the country.) That inclination has been somewhat strained since March, when they made their engagement public and began marshaling forces for the wedding. At first, Tricia hoped that the ceremony could be private. She relented because, as she told TIME'S Bonnie Angelo last week, "we both thought it fitting and appropriate to share it with so many of the American people...
...snag over textiles shows, the dangers of a U.S.-Japanese trade split go far beyond economics. Japan has been the greatest force for postwar stability and progress in Asia, largely because its industrialists have channeled the vigor of the Japanese people into peaceful pursuit of markets. If that Japanese trait is denied commercial expression, it could explode in frustration. Averting a U.S.-Japanese blowup will require a much deeper understanding of the nature of the friction than either side has shown so far. Many Japanese leaders play down the American resentment as being largely a consequence...