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Tongue firmly in cheek, The Economist of London chose last week to publish a Declaration of Dependence, suggesting that Britain might be better off reunited with "our American Brethren " as the 51st state. Among the magazine's grievances against the present government: "They have repeatedly and cruelly increased the Price of stamps, thereby effectively levying a Stamp Tax; they have reduced the Value of the Pound to just about 1.776 Dollars, which is an excessively Bicentennial Figure." The Declaration acknowledged past differences ("What if we did burn down Washington in 1814? Jimmy Carter, at least, ought to approve...
...only pointedly offered "a very cordial salute" to Mitterrand but did so in English as well as French-a cultural heresy that raised eyebrows even on the political left. Said former Premier Pierre Mendes-France, a Mitterrand supporter: "Yes, I can see it now. France will become the 51st state before Puerto Rico...
When Haider reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in 1969, Jamieson took over as chairman, moving in 1972 into a huge, sparsely furnished office on the 51st floor of the Exxon Building in mid-Manhattan. Jamieson, who earned $401,666 in salary plus $195,000 in bonus last year, smoothly delegates authority. "In a big organization like this," he says, "you've got to push decision making to as low a level as possible and get it done. There is a fine line between pushing too far and not far enough." Says one Exxon insider of Jamieson...
Senior Andy Campbell crossed the line second for the Crimson in 51st place and Karl Tsigdinos was third in 77th position. Other Harvard scorers were Dirk Skinner at 85th and junior Jim Keefe at 104th...
Esposito's two goals were his 50th and 51st of the season. Orr scored his 25th and 26th goals before being ejected from the game in the second period for interfering in a fight between Buffalo's Ron Busniuk and the Bruins Mike Walton...