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...national worry, Republicans and Democrats alike will be flaunting their commitment to law and order on Capitol Hill this fall. The Democrats introduced their own package of reforms this summer, and Reagan himself will launch the Administration's war on crime with a major message early this autumn. "People want something done," says Bell. "If politicians don't do it, they're going to be turned out of office...
...relief could be surprisingly short-lived. Reduced OPEC production has already begun to work off the global crude surplus. Constantine Fliakos, an oil analyst with the Merrill Lynch investment firm, calculates that world oil production is now falling short of demand by at least 1 million bbl. per day. Autumn, when northern countries prepare for winter, is normally a period of increased energy demand. And, although oil tanks are full, they could quickly begin to empty. Then oil prices might start climbing once again...
...tenth and most recent member of the European Community about to become its first dropout? That is one of many urgent economic questions facing 6.6 million Greeks this summer as their country prepares for autumn parliamentary elections...
...given berths in special best-of-five-game playoffs against the winners of the "second season" races in their divisions. The victors would then advance to the regular league-championship playoffs. Finally, an American and a National League pennant winner would be declared, and that almost forgotten fixture of autumn, the World Series, would begin in the bracing night air of late October...
This side of Browning's April, the Edwardian era was the best of times to be in England, especially if one was well heeled and of sportive bent. The nation basked in the golden autumn of Pax Britannica, with almost nothing to grouse about but the grouse (not enough of them). For Americans who could afford the fare, the country was the social and cultural equivalent of a well-stuffed hamper from Fortnum & Mason. So is Mr. American, a splendidly entertaining English adventure novel of the old school...