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...number of medical authorities feel that the new figures are in no way desirable. The American Heart Association last week issued a statement urging people to stick with the more rigorous 1959 guidelines. "The more you weigh, the more heart attack, heart failure and even stroke in some groups," said Dr. William Castelli, medical director of the well-known major study of heart disease under way in Framingham, Mass. "The fact that fatter people are living longer may merely reflect the growing success of medical intervention in weight-related ailments," said Dr. Virgil Brown, chairman of the A.H.A. nutrition committee...
Several doctors point out that the weight charts are skewed by one key factor: smoking. As a group, smokers weigh less than average and die at an earlier age. Including them in the study thus tended to push the optimal weights higher. When the Framingham group examined the longevity of thin men who do not smoke, says Castelli, it found "the lowest overall death rate and the best health experiences" of any population...
...decided to provide infantrymen with cheap, light antitank bazookas. The Vipers were projected to cost about $75 apiece, but design changes began almost as soon as the weapon was proposed. The weight, it was decided, must be reduced to less than seven pounds This meant the warhead had to weigh less than a pound, which sharply limited its potential destructive power. The size of the rocket motor was also reduced to cut blast noise. By the time the contractor finished redesigning it, the Vipers cost not $75, but $787 apiece. Worse yet, the scaled-down warhead could no longer penetrate...
True, some of the Core course siting do not look different. But, for example, numerous courses in social science departments do not meet the Core guidelines for Social Analysis. Those that do are expected to begin with a question of major intellectual significance, present alternative answers, and weigh evidence that tests those answers in a systematic manner. The subject matter of Social Analysis may vary enormously. The treatment--a treatment governed by agreed-upon guidelines--does not. The courses within each Core area share a common pedagogical aim. That is what is new and distinctive about the program...
Last week Glenn flew his own Beechcraft plane to Iowa, where he held a press conference at the state capitol in Des Moines, tried to weigh a bull by eye (he guessed 1,905 lbs., off by about 25 lbs.) and presented an award to Iowa's seedstock producer-of-the-year. "This is the first cattle show I've been to in months where Fritz Mondale and I have not been the main attractions," he joked. More seriously, he made the pledge against embargoes that Iowa voters love: "It's high time we stopped using food...