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...Luther's views on the Catholic Church have come to be accepted even by many Catholics, his anti-Semitic views remain a problem for even his most devoted supporters. Says New York City Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum: "The anniversary will be marred by the haunting specter of Luther's devil theory of the Jews...
...Norman Kurland, director of adult learning services at the New York City department of education, "The real challenge is teaching students how to find information and how to use it to solve problems." Says Marc Tucker, director of the Carnegie Corporation's project on information technology and education: "What a marvelous thing it would be if kids and teachers could use computers to answer a whole bunch of 'what if questions: What if the Black Death had spread half as fast? What if there had been a quarter as much money in circulation in 1475? What...
...sale became known, a furious Judge Sand threatened to freeze $55 million worth of the company's assets in the U.S. Rich then promised to deliver the contested documents. But only three days later, U.S. Customs officers, apparently acting on a tip from a mole inside the Marc Rich subsidiary, stopped a Swissair jet just as it was taxiing to take off from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport for Zurich. Aboard the plane were two steamer trunks full of Rich's documents...
...other hand, are less understanding. Some believe the Rich episode may arouse popular support for more Government scrutiny of their industry. Says Stefan Eliel, vice president of Associated Metals & Minerals: "Most of the commodities merchants in the U.S. were traditionally looked upon as something close to shysters. Marc Rich has already been a serious setback to us all, particularly as that image had improved...
...Marc Carnegie...