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When June arrives, Harvard's classes come to an abrupt halt while students scatter to the four winds. Although the academic action ceases, at least for a little bit, Harvard athletes continue to challenge competitors in the United States and beyond...
With a few notable exceptions, Fargoans ranging from senior citizens to public broadcasters say they are ready to forgo much of the help they receive. But they pose two conditions: the cuts should be spread evenly around the country, and they must not be too abrupt. The residents of Fargo (pop. 77,000) aren't happy about the coming loss of benefits, but they believe it may be overdue. "I don't think the Federal Government can subsidize us forever," says 80-year-old C. Warner Litten, a retired health-care administrator who is probably Fargo's most respected town...
Connie Chung says she was caught off-guard when she heard the news on Sunday: Dan Rather, "The CBS Evening News's former solo act," would appear Monday night without her. Chung's abrupt removal as co-anchor of the once-vaunted newscastends an uneasy two-year partnership during which viewership plunged. (She turned down a demotion to weekend anchor.) Now, with equally grim prospects for her weekly news magazine, "Eye to Eye with Connie Chung," she's looking to get out. "I'm asking for a mutually agreeable separation," she said. "I'm hopeful." At the end of Monday...
...windowless basement office, she heard the abrupt clanging of the building's fire alarm and a message on the public-address system to evacuate. This was not a drill. "People were running everywhere," says Critney. "I wondered if this was connected to the Oklahoma bombing. All I could think of was my two sons. What would they do without their mother?" After she and her co-workers rushed out of the building, they learned that the emergency was not a fire but a bomb threat. That was when it occurred to Critney that she might not be any safer outside...
...abrupt drop in business activity reflects the concerns of newly tightfisted consumers, whose spending makes up two-thirds of all U.S. economic activity. Gone is the pent-up demand for autos, houses and other big-ticket items that helped make last year's growth the fastest in 10 years. Many consumers, whose installment borrowing rose to a record $928 billion in February, today are more concerned about repaying those debts than about not owning a newer, better dishwasher. At the same time, an increase in unemployment from 5.4% in February to 5.5% in March has deepened workers' anxieties. "Corporate layoffs...