Word: knowingly
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...Securities and Exchange Commission alleged last week; after a two-year investigation, it said Textron had made improper payments overseas. And while the SEC left open the question of whether Miller, who is now Secretary of the Treasury, knew about the payments, it said flatly that Miller did know about questionable entertainment provided by Textron at home...
Even more serious, the SEC charges reopened-but did not answer-an old question: Did Miller also know about Textron's foreign bribery? Stories about such bribes began to circulate in 1978, just as Miller came before the Senate Banking Committee for confirmation hearings on his nomination to be chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Committee Chairman William Proxmire questioned Miller closely. "My company did not bribe anybody," said Miller. If it had, he implied, he should have known Said Miller: "I have insisted that I be fully informed about any question of ethics that comes...
...leading antiwar activists of the Viet Nam War years. At a rally at Stanford, Daniel Ellsberg urged the students to "mutiny" against draft registration. At Harvard, Nobel Laureate George Wald urged a group of protesters to "take control of your lives. Learn to say no to what you know is wrong." In Philadelphia, the Central...
This scenario is not the product of an avid Hollywood scriptwriter. It is a grim projection by British experts who know only too well that the apparently placid Thames can turn with little warning into a terrifying torrent. To forestall the disaster that a "worst case" Thames flood would produce, British engineers are rushing to complete by the end of 1982 an extraordinary project: a giant, movable steel and concrete flood barrier that in normal circumstances will allow the passage of large ships but rise up during flood threats to block the menacing waters...
Except for the obvious risk of sunburn from overexposure, medical specialists see no immediate danger from such tanning. But, cautions Madhukar Pathak, research professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School, "we don't know the long-term effects of exposure to ultraviolet lamps." He warns that prolonged use of the lamps found in most clinics may cause skin cancer in fair-complexioned people. Although this is usually treatable, the aging and wrinkling of the skin that also come from too much exposure are irreversible. Those who do not use goggles risk developing cataracts. As of next...