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With 58% of the world market, Cray Research is indisputably the supercompany in the design and manufacture of supercomputers -- those ultrafast number crunchers that can do everything from designing jumbo jets to forecasting the < weather. But the company fell behind schedule last year in its drive to bring out a new generation of machines that would have eight central processors instead of four. In the meantime, Cray's main American supercomputer rival, ETA, this year unveiled machines with up to eight processors...
...aged privately accept the need to adjust Social Security, by raising the age of eligibility or taxing benefits for the wealthy, as part of a drastic deficit- reduction plan. While many retirees defend Social Security, they are horrified by the legacy of a $2 trillion debt they will leave behind. "The interest on it is about $1,000 a second," says George Toll, 82, of Long Beach, Calif. "That's why I worry about my grandchildren...
...Iowa results set the stage for gripping political drama in both parties as the primary season opened this week. With no incumbent to rally around, each party had hoped for an early consensus behind a strong candidate. Instead, the muddied Democratic results and the turmoil in the G.O.P. increase the chances of protracted warfare right through the spring...
...disaster, the commitment of Americans to space exploration remains firm. In a poll taken for TIME by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman, most respondents agree that it is important for the U.S. to be the world's leading space-faring nation, and more than half fear that the U.S. has slipped behind the Soviets. Washington's dilemma has been how to maintain pre-eminence in space without exacerbating record budget deficits. Reagan's answer surprised no one: privatize wherever possible. True, his plan reasserted NASA's central role in manned space flight. It called for $1 billion in funding next year...
...behind all the puffery are genuine breakthroughs. When Vagelos joined Merck, the company was slogging through a slump in its product development. But he helped start a huge campaign that brought on board hundreds of new research scientists. That talent hunt continues to this day. As chief executive, Vagelos makes surprise visits to his divisions, asking managers, "Whom have you recruited recently? How are they coming along?" Another hallmark of the Vagelos style: a penchant for promoting promising employees several rungs at a time, building creative tension in the ranks...