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Much of the environmental community would also prefer to keep Arnett out in the woods. He is not only supervisor of the Fish and Wildlife Service but is also in charge of enforcing the Endangered Species Act. Though Arnett is a former president of the National Wildlife Federation, the country's largest conservation organization, many environmentalists feel he has allowed his zest for hunting to get in the way of protecting nongame animals. Says Wildlife Specialist Michael Bean of the Environmental Defense Fund: "Arnett figures that if it isn't worth shooting or trapping or putting a hook...
Execution of Justice by Emily Mann. Dan White was a Viet Nam paratrooper, then a policeman, a fireman and supervisor of San Francisco's Eighth District. On Nov. 27, 1978, he shot and killed Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first avowed homosexual elected to high city office. The trial of Dan White was a horrifying sensation; the verdict, guilty of voluntary manslaughter, was an outrage, especially to San Francisco's large population of gays. When White was released from prison this January, a little more than four years after the trial, some militant homosexuals called...
...police persist in arresting people for a crime that is widely viewed as victimless and rarely punished by more than a fine? Captain Joseph Craparotta, supervisor of the New Jersey narcotics bureau, answers, "We do not distinguish among drugs. We do our jobs." Indeed, many narcotics officers in states that do differentiate between hard and soft drugs wish the law did not. Sergeant Eugene Rudolph of the Los Angeles County sheriffs office complains that in his jurisdiction, marijuana is "almost as accepted as alcohol," and believes that "marijuana should be dealt with more harshly." He can take heart...
...Women make better aviation mechanics," the general said. "Men often have a dignity problem. Women are more willing to go to their supervisor and admit they don't know...
...complete a course, an extracurricular activity or employment in which you are pleased with your achievement, you may want to request a general letter of recommendation from your professor, supervisor or employer. If you find it difficult or awkward to request letters', remember that anyone who teaches or supervises the work of young people expects to be asked to serve as a reference...