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...fact the Russians have not given up their plans to promote Communism by every means they can, foul as well as fair. Nor has the U.S. lost its belief that democracy is the best system...
Some arthritis victims swear that the foul-smelling pills have relieved their pains quickly. They should; ginseng pills, taken as directed, give users a larger dose of phenylbutazone than is normally prescribed. Even a normal dose can have a serious side effect: from one to ten out of every 1,000 people who take phenylbutazone come down with agranulocytosis. The disease can be lethal. Four of the five persons hospitalized thus far for ginseng-related agranulocytosis (three in San Francisco and one in Minneapolis) came close to death; another San Franciscan died...
...good ol' run-of-the-mill, blend-into-the-crowd cap and gown had, presto-chango, become a considerably fancier, stick-out-like-a-sore thumb Juris Doctor gown and cap two sizes too small for my head. At the time I confess I wasn't aware of the foul-up, but when I saw none of my neighbors wearing similar get-ups, I got a little concerned. "Oh, god! I'm a freak," I thought. "I'll look like a clown with this ridiculous cap, the velvet stripes on the sleeves, and the purple curlicues on the front...
...contrasting his 1960 quotation commending the good language used by Eisenhower to Nixon's present language in the transcripts of the Watergate tapes [May 20]. Nixon made this statement 14 years ago; maybe he had no reason to swear then. Today if there is a reason to use foul language, Nixon certainly has it. Just as many people have changed their values concerning the presidency, I think Nixon has the right to change his values regarding the use of X-rated expletives...
...spread in 1970 to Jackson's quality of play, reached a peak late that summer. While crossing the plate after hitting a grand-slam home run, he saluted Finley with an obscene gesture. Finley demanded, and got, a written apology; but the incident plunged Jackson into a foul mood-to say nothing of a slump that ended the team's chances for a pennant that year. Today the two have, at best, a cool relationship. "I respect Finley for his business knowledge," says Jackson, "and I think he's made some needed innovations in baseball. But unless...