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...basis of measurable differences between different groups of people. Women, for example, live about seven years longer than men, while people under 30 have twice as many accidents as older drivers. Result: women pay more for an annuity, and young drivers spend more on auto insurance. Industry officials warn that if insurers must set the same prices for all, the result will be a rate free-for-all that could make certain high-risk groups, like male teen-age drivers, uninsurable. Moreover, they contend that converting to unisex could cost the industry billions in added liabilities and administrative expenses...
Clergymen warn about the implications of genetic engineering...
...same logic, they warn that simply opting for deep cuts in existing nuclear arsenals is no easy answer to the nuclear nightmare. They point out that the "wrong kind" of reductions in superpower arsenals could increase nuclear instability and that deep cuts are only helpful if the "most destabilizing" nuclear weapons systems are reduced first, such as multiple-warhead missiles. By contrast, it would make no sense to reduce the number of missile-bearing U.S. submarines by 50%: "Fewer than ten submarines [the estimated number that would then remain on active patrol at any one time] would have...
...writing this letter to warn female undergraduates of the harassment and exploitation which is part of some summer employments. Accepting a position as a deck hand and domestic helper should not subject a female employee to degrading glances, stray hands, or more direct approaches in manipulated, one-on-one encounters. Don't be lured into a false sense of security or immunity by a man's credentials. Happily married, distinguished Harvard alumni, in the luxury of their secluded summer homes, can be found guilty of such offenses. In a previous summer position, such a man proved this...
...fall from favor. The proportion of the population dissatisfied with the government's performance has risen to 52%, compared with 27% only a year ago. Still, rebellion was hardly a threat, if only because the political opposition prudently has avoided exploiting the scattered disorders. Former Premier Raymond Barre warned his supporters not to "fan the flames." Neo-Gaullist Leader and Paris Mayor Jacques Chirac broke a long silence to warn against "an agitation that is dangerous for the social and political equilibrium of the country." Mitterrand need not call new legislative elections until 1986, and the next presidential election...