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...those who do stay in school often take five to seven years to graduate from high school. The system itself is rife with troubles. Almost a third of the city's 32 local school boards are under investigation for corruption, building maintenance has chalked up a $500 million backlog, and a basic in-school service like nursing care has been slashed 86%. An impossible caseload of 1,000 high school students for every guidance counselor makes a mockery of the profession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Decline Of New York | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

...structured to survive the end of the cold war than the giant St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas (1989 revenues: $14.6 billion). The company's civilian subsidiary, Douglas Aircraft, is the second biggest manufacturer of U.S. commercial passenger jets after Boeing, with 12% of the world market and an unprecedented backlog of nearly 1,200 orders and options on its books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking A Steep Nose Dive | 7/30/1990 | See Source »

...largest criminal manhunts in U.S. history. But, like Bush's war on drugs, the war on S&Ls has completely overwhelmed prosecutors and investigators. There are more than 3,500 major criminal cases pending, yet 1,500 of them are inactive and gathering dust. Indeed, the backlog is growing so quickly that some prosecutors have stopped investigating cases that involve less than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Catch Us If You Can | 3/26/1990 | See Source »

...enormous backlog, too much paper handling and an antiquated system," said Margaret V. Blaisdell, director of the management information system for Middlesex County's South Registry of Deeds. "So the county hired a consulting firm...

Author: By Michael P. Mann, | Title: Paving the Way for a Paper-Free Society | 3/20/1990 | See Source »

...closed or sold. Seized assets are piling up faster than the Government can sell them or even assess their value. By one estimate, the RTC owns 26,800 homes, 773 office buildings, 158 hotels, 205 resorts, 51 restaurants, 236 industrial facilities and 43 mines, among other properties. And the backlog will only get worse, since the agency may need to bail out another 600 institutions. That would bring the total to 1,000 thrifts, twice as many as Bush's plan estimated. "It's blowing up in our face," says an Administration official. "It's one of those things that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Is a Rescue? | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

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