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...first script for the exhibition, which will display a part of the reassembled Enola Gay, was way left of the mark. It interpreted Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a way that managed to transport a righteous '60s moral stance on Viet Nam ("Baby killers!") back in time to portray the Japanese as more or less innocent victims of American beastliness and lust for revenge. As if the Japanese had been conquering Asia by Marquess of Queensbury rules. The curators said to the American public, "Murderer! Hello...
...August 10 meeting, the PBHA board, acting at the direction of President John B. King '95 and Vice President Christina Ho '95, charged secretary Harvetta E. Nero '96 with driving a PBHA van while uninsured, authorizing an uncertified driver to transport PBHA campers and changing the association's policy on insurance deductibles...
...laboratory animals, too much polyunsaturated fat has been linked to suppression of the immune system and the growth of malignant tumors. There is even reason to suspect that fatty acids derived from polyunsaturated oils might contribute to heart disease. Why? Fatty acids are components of the molecules that transport cholesterol around the body. But these acids are sometimes converted, scientists believe, into a form that may trigger the process of atherosclerosis. Polyunsaturated compounds, it turns out, are particularly prone to this sort of alteration...
...billing. Moreover, new technology has created the ability to translate all audio and video information into digital bits that can be sent over phone wires. Of course the Bells, like their cable-TV rivals, must upgrade their lines into combinations of fiber-optic and coaxial cable so they can transport in two directions the volume of films and other fare they hope to offer. And they must also play catch-up with cable when it comes to providing the entertainment...
Investigators looking into the air crash that killed all 44 people aboard a Royal Air Maroc passenger flight concluded that the accident was intentionally caused by the pilot as he committed suicide. Transport Ministry officials said the pilot disconnected the automatic controls and pushed the aircraft into a dive while his female co-pilot screamed out Mayday signals over the radio. But the Moroccan Pilot's Union contested the suicide finding, saying that the pilot was a cheerful, well-balanced man and there was evidence of technical failure...