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* neal lems of war and poverty and
Ante omy totanrern cesrastiot

are particularly provoxed by

_ * the inertia that moves a
Ay ath Dr veebsadus
ttn rhimaye

yroject like the antiballistic
db, nissile, as if we lived in a

on On ter? Scere . lream world that could ig-

tore the anxicties and adap-

Solar Howe sermntd An Cxpucam ations of the Russians and
° 1e Chinese to our moves.

(teeta ve prcbuage othe Aad / 1 CAN understand the

. ) BeeY. ° nger that leads to protest.

As pnrolr Raney 448 ay. j q ut I would also charge my

udents and colleaguas that

20 Acg a , Aneta rem ey have a precious asset
. . Q ) ore valuable than their ris-

burr ? bhes a Letrn, gZ voices: the skills, train-

Ag. A . . z and temperament to an-

7h AAR yze_ difficult problems
Ao har fre th scientific objectivity.
¢ (ir scattered ideas on how

Qe eens { Pear cporencyeismednary >: zchieve world security

ve never reached the
- el of consensus casily
- eee tee ‘ n by good science; prob-
: , pees mo 1s as difficult as this are
So ee . Ger oe itponed by prudent scien-
ae ; s, if they can.
. .- - a | ur political estab-
: wc ~ ment may be incredibly
ase about seeming ccin-
1 sense on some issues.
ertheless, I doubt that
‘edited scientists in any
i would fcce insuperable
acles in funding innova-
research even if it were
uly aimed at world peace.

. 959, The Washington Pos? Co.

 

z-(-69

wae aa. o av. DUageL, Medical
distract a scientist from esearch sponsored by the
thinking; I would rather re- National Institutes of

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solve to work a little harder
that day. Such a pious vow :
: n, at level some-

would attract few headlines,  27¢ Hem, at a
what over a thousandth of

the gross national product.
The anger and frustration
that drive students and re-
searchers even to think
about a research strike are
not really directed to the
science policy of the Gov-
ernment, which has been
sheddy—-exeopt that it is.
also the most emichtened
the world has ever seen,
‘They ‘are directed to the

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Health being the preponder-

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