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Sightseeing boats this summer were cruising off the Kennedy compound at Hyannisport blaring a tour guide's spiel from loudspeakers. When Rose Kennedy finally complained to the selectmen, they persuaded the guides to turn down their speakers when they pass the compound and refrain from broadcasting across the water any mention of the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy...
...forms of food poisoning can have dangerous or even fatal reactions to it. They add that botulism need not be contracted at all. Because bringing food to a boil destroys the odorless and usually tasteless toxin, health authorities recommend that consumers take this precaution before serving canned foods, and refrain from tasting until they have done...
...deliberately low-key prose and column after gray column of official cables, memorandums and position papers. The mass of material seemed to repel readers and even other newsmen. Nearly a day went by before the networks and wire services took note. The first White House reaction was to refrain from comment so as not to give the series any greater "exposure." But when Attorney General John Mitchell charged that the Times's disclosures would cause "irreparable injury to the defense of the United States" and obtained a temporary restraining order to stop the series after three installments, worldwide attention...
...CRIMSON of that spring refereed to Bunting's "growing reputation as an autocrat," and ran editorials strongly denouncing her. One of them said. "There is evidence, in fact, to suggest that Mrs. Bunting has consistently disregarded widespread student opposition to her pet project.... Mrs. Bunting's repeated refrain at Radcliffe Government Association meetings, that Radcliffe is run both by its students and administrators, has always been a deception. And always will...
According to Christian, the CCA, after nominating Lenzner, sent out questionnaires to all nominees regarding their positions on such issues as University investments. Christian said that the AHA directed its nominees to ignore the questionnaire, and then requested that The Harvard Bulletin, the alumni publication, refrain from printing the results of the questionnaire survey unless replies were received from all nominees...