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...square in Marshall, seat of Searcy County, Ark., men sit around in front of Buck Mays' store whittling down sticks of cedar. They do not whittle an object-a slingshot, say, or a whistle-so much as they just whittle away the stick. They make long, precise strokes, and the shavings curl before the blade like something delicate being wound. When the stick is reduced to an aromatic pile on the sidewalk, they go and get another...
Most doctors who opposed the sale continue to object to commercial medicine, but seen resigned to the prospect. They say that because the hospital faces serious financial questions which may have to be solved in unconventional ways, they must work with the administration to make sure their concerns are heard...
...room school house, he addressed a group of strangers, and dozens of noisy children and weeping widows. After some urging, several of the women solemnly stepped forward to relate their personal tragedies. Others turned their backs to us and cried uncontrollably, even though the object of their grief occurred four months prior to our arrival. All of the women testified to having been "humiliated" or raped by the Contras. Trinidad Garcia de Castro, standing with her children by her side, said that her 14 year old sister, a teacher, was kidnapped by the invaders from Honduras, 40 kilometers...
...Gaddafi favored and the Muslim students fiercely opposed. So did many older Libyans, who were appalled at the idea of teen-age girls serving in army camps alongside men. When conscription for women was finally defeated in February by the People's Congress, the two students became the object of the government's wrath...
...Third, I object to the entirely unsupported assertion that the Council's effectiveness has been "strangled" this year Council reports have already affected freshman advising and spring break meal plans, to name but two topics. Council-administered grants funds during this semester alone have supported everything from table tennis to Dido and Aeneas, from the wry humor behind. "Burt Ward-at-Harvard weekend" to the awesome vitality of Citystep. The Council has also been "effective" in bringing R E M., the Sex Execs, the "Yale Taigate," and the "Island Party" to thousands of Harvard students. Perhaps the question...