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...When Cunningham, a former Navy fighter pilot ace in Vietnam, refused to be hospitalized, Dr. Smith "arranged for a patient contract not to act on his [suicidal thoughts] and he brought in a support group of other patients and another ace Navy pilot who had a history of depression and who provided support and monitoring." Cunningham also received medication...
...RANDY (DUKE) CUNNINGHAM, 64, California Republican who resigned from Congress and pleaded guilty last fall to taking $2.4 million in bribes; to eight years and four months in prison, the longest term ever given a Congressman; by a federal judge in San Diego. At his sentencing, Cunningham, a decorated Vietnam vet, tearfully said, "After years of service to my country, I made a wrong turn...
...seen billions pared from its funding. The Marines' new special-ops unit--a pet project of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's--wanted $65 million for such equipment as sophisticated nightscopes and computer-mapping systems, but the Administration refused the request. The Marines are still flying around Iraq in Vietnam-era helicopters--yet $1 billion was cut from the program for the choppers' only replacement aircraft, the V-22 Osprey. The Marines were able to establish the long-awaited first squadron last week but say they need more funding to replace aging aircraft. "It is unconscionable," says a military officer, "that...
...GADD, 61, a.k.a. Gary Glitter, flamboyant British rocker famous for 1970s hits such as I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am!), who was convicted of molesting two underage Vietnamese girls, both 11 at the time; to the minimum sentence of three years in prison; in Vung Tau, Vietnam. Gadd, who has maintained his innocence, was convicted in 1999 of possessing child pornography in Britain and in 2002 was expelled from Cambodia after he came under suspicion of pedophilia. He will be eligible for parole as soon as November...
...person to fill possibly the most prestigious and stressful position in the academic world.Harvard has had four presidents over the past 50 years, and each has made a significant contribution to the University. But from Nathan Pusey’s hardline approach to student protestors during the Vietnam War to Lawrence H. Summers’ ill-advised comments about women in science, it seems talk of their faux pas outlives memory of their contributions. While more recent presidents have exited gracefully, several of the past century left under controversial circumstances. THE SEARCH BEGINSThe hunt for Harvard’s next...