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...decisive objection to choosing the air strike alternative, rather than the imposition of a quarantine--the option that was taken--was that there was "nothing surgical about it. In fact, both the patient [Cuba] and doctor [The U.S.] could have died." But quarantine and blockade served a double function, he said. They demonstrated U.S. determination and delayed an immediate Soviet reply...
...heavy turnout and many fine candidates, and instead focused its coverage on organizations to whom the idea of public service has no meaning. Now, the Crimson has decided to make fun of the very people who have indicated that they are willing to work to make this new council function effectively...
...Harvard violate the public trust? Certainly not, answers Harvard's financial vice president, Thomas O'Brien, who claims that the medical school owes no more than $1,400. "The situation is based on the Government's misunderstanding of how universities function," he says. "It has reduced what once was a partnership to a purchaser-supplier relationship." Record-keeping practices are decentralized at Harvard, as they are in most academic institutions. Accounting is further complicated by the fact that most grants involve several departments...
...duty, Blaney says, "having my freedom and being able to use my training is something I really enjoy." More than making a risky arrest, she explains her function "as part of a helping agency" is the most rewarding part of the job. "You feel really good when you get off the shift because you helped someone in a medical emergency or something. I don't think arresting someone makes me particularly happy...
Psychologists suggest that the killer is a "borderline" personality, someone who can function nearly normally in the day-to-day world. Like John Hinckley, who was also described as "borderline," the Tylenol killer can appear outwardly conventional. He may undergo transient psychosis intermixed with healthy intervals. Herbert Quay, professor of psychology at the University of Miami, notes chillingly: "My guess is that there are people around the killer right now who think he or she is odd, but not a threat to their lives...