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And in 1975, an intruder broke into the reactor but stole nothing. He left a note at the site saying that he broke into the building in order to demonstrate the weakness of the security system, but soon after turned himself over to the police.

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: City To Inspect MIT Nuclear Reactor In Response to Fears About Terrorism | 2/7/1986 | See Source »

One weakness lies in her inconsistency at scoring: "Sometimes I would be high scorer in a game, but the next game I might score the lowest," Hayes said.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sharon Hayes | 1/17/1986 | See Source »

A good example of the report's weakness comes from its most galling passage, in which three professors are attacked who had the courage to publicly call for Safran to step down from his post. Did Spence seriously expect scholars deeply involved in this mess to keep quiet while he...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Easy Out | 1/8/1986 | See Source »

The problem, Greenspan reasoned, is that companies are borrowing too much. In 1984 the debt of U.S. corporations grew 16%; it was up an additional 7% for the first nine months of this year. As companies continue to use more of their income for interest payments, they can be badly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: More Growth Ahead in '86 | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

Finally, there is the problem of the missing Nazi years. It is a fixed belief in most circles that officially accepted Nazi art was so bad that it cannot be disinterred and looked at. The trouble is that Nazi art was, to put it mildly, both German and 20th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Tracing the Underground Stream | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

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