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Thomas V. Potter, a former technician from the New England Conservatory of Music, recommended that Harvard hire a full-time caretaker to maintain the many pianos it owns...
...Potter reported that the university pianos he inspected were "dirty and in need of adjustments and repairs." He added that some pianos have been recently rebuilt which were too old to warrant the expenses...
...Potter discussed one pianos which was to add as to have only 85 notes rather than the standard...
...Right to Die. Judge David Potter was no less torn by the dilemma. U.S. law has not really resolved the issue, though criminal prosecutions against doctors are rare and heavy sentences rarer still. Unable to find any precedent to guide him, Judge Potter concluded that the law clearly opposes suicide but, just as clearly, Mrs. Martinez's treatment seemed as bad as her disease. "I can't decide whether she should live or die; that's up to God," said the judge. But, he added, "a person has a right not to suffer pain. A person...
...Justices-Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas and Thurgood Marshall-contended that there can be no exceptions to the First Amendment's press freedom; no matter what the potential impact on the nation, prior restraints on news cannot be imposed by Government. Another trio composed of Justices Potter Stewart, William J. Brennan Jr. and Byron R. White took a middle position, contending that the First Amendment is not absolute and a potential danger to national security may be so grave as to justify censorship. However, they agreed that this had not been demonstrated in the Times and Post cases...