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...Henry Wise '18, attorney for the union, said yesterday that the negotiations now hinge on a "question of attitudes...
...zigged where the Weather Bureau thought she was going to zag, and the storm blew into supposedly safe New York City instead of hurtling Fire Island into the undersea world of Jacques Cousteau. I spent the night pumping raw sewage out of our flooded City basement, while my weather-wise buddies drank themselves into a coma to the pleasant accompaniment of a noisy but relatively subdued gale. The revelry wore on late into the night: one well-prepared inebriate fell asleep in a corner wearing flippers, a snorkel and a life preserver, while his brother wandered outside singing Hindu praises...
...Wise said earlier this week the officers have a "deep mistrust of the chief of police" since they believe he is trying to force men out of the department by in-creasing the workload and training requirements while decreasing the total number of patrolmen on the force...
...Stravinsky's "Les Noces"--highly specific, mimetic gesture, yet abstract, interesting as pure form. Ignoring the abbreviated libretto Stravinsky wrote with Bronislava Nijinska for the 1923 Diaghilev premiere, the choreographer presents instead his own vision of a Russian peasant rite, an innocent bride and shy groom, their anxious yet wise parents, and high-spirited friends. In a recent interview Lubovitch explained...
...medicine's apparent shortcomings result from patients' expectations that emdicine will fill emotional needs once taken care of by more cohesive families and stronger religious faith. No simple policy decision can make families tight or churches popular. While doctors cannot be expected to replace these institutions, it would be wise to see that doctors feel comfortable in human relations...