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...BLSA). Last April, the moderator at a panel arranged by the BLSA did not recognize Jewish law students who wished to question a speaker representing the PLO. In universities elsewhere, several controversial figures have been severely heckled; others have actually been prevented from speaking; still others have had to withdraw from speaking after vigorous protests or threats of disturbance by students...
...apparently contained a generic imitation of Mellaril. The text implied that a switch to a generic version of Mellaril could cause increased side effects, including symptoms similar to those of Parkinson's disease. The FDA said that the claims in the ad were false and ordered Sandoz to withdraw it, but the company had already made its point...
...John Paul, for his part, has made friendly overtures and is prepared to go to great lengths to reach an accommodation. Vatican officials indicate the Pope would be willing to accept the 41 Patriotic Catholic bishops, whom the Chinese installed without papal approval. He would also probably agree to withdraw the Vatican's diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. But neither the Peking regime nor the Patriotic Catholic hierarchy shows any interest in negotiating...
...national interest, therefore, why not radical reform? A truce. Sweep the disclosure forms into the White House shredder. Declare, à la Senator George Aiken, the Battle of Watergate won, withdraw the troops and proclaim a general amnesty. After all, we do it for draft dodgers and deserters after a war. We could even do it the way it is done in banana republics: on the President's birthday...
...Budapest Grand Prix had been billed as a showdown between East and West, since a number of Americans and other non-Communist athletes were scheduled to appear. In the end, all the best-known Westerners except U.S. Supersprinter Carl Lewis decided to withdraw. Lewis, moody behind dark glasses, made little headway with the international press corps, but he had no trouble winning the 100 meters with a time of 10.05, .06 slower than his Olympic mark. Eight other winners at Budapest, all of them from boycotting countries, posted records better than those of Los Angeles...