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Billig, 55, had been fired from two previous jobs and had not performed open-chest surgery in nearly six years before entering the Navy in 1982. He was found guilty on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and on a lesser charge of negligent homicide in the case of retired Major William Frank Grubb, who died in 1984 after Billig performed bypass surgery on him. In addition, he was found guilty on 18 counts of dereliction of duty. Throughout his seven- week trial, the jury, which included three medical doctors and a nurse, took meticulous notes. Said one officer...
...idea is simple. In friendly countries ruled by dictators, America should use its influence to support a "third force," a democratic alternative to a pro-American despot on the one hand and Communist insurgents on the other. A third-force strategy means not settling for the lesser of two evils, but trying to help build and support a middle, democratic, third...
Cabot House chairman Lori E. Lesser '88 couldnot be reached for comment yesterday
Soares began the final round of the campaign trailing by 21 points. Faced with almost certain defeat, the fragmented left mobilized behind the Socialist candidate. Communist Party Leader Alvaro Cunhal reluctantly endorsed Soares as "the lesser of two evils." A hard-liner, Cunhal instructed rank-and-file party members "to close your eyes and vote for Soares." The Communist vote, which accounted for some 18% of the total, proved to be decisive. Although he had not sought Communist support, Freitas do Amaral charged during the campaign that Cunhal's endorsement raised the danger of "uniting the democratic and nondemocratic left...
There is recurrent talk of a compromise that would trade lesser military and social-spending reductions for some limits on outlays for Social Security and other entitlement programs. Rudman for one favors subjecting beneficiaries of entitlement programs to some form of means test and hopes that his legislation will force a compromise containing that idea, but thinks it will probably have to wait until next year. Meanwhile, no matter what compromise may be reached this year, even if it includes some new taxes that could partly alleviate the budget crunch, the President and Congress face one certainty: whatever they...