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HOSPITALIZED. Vladimir Smirnov, 28, Soviet 1980 Olympic gold medal winner in the individual foil; in critical condition and "clinically dead" after a freak accident during a championship fencing match; in Rome. When Smirnov and West Germany's Matthias Behr lunged simultaneously, the tip of Behr's foil struck Smirnov's chest protector with unusual force. The blade snapped off at the tip; the jagged end then sprang upward, cut through Smirnov's wire-mesh face protector and sank between his left eye and left frontal lobe, severing an artery and piercing his brain...
...Joseph Behr Danbury, Conn...
Polls show the outcome uncertain, with nearly half the electorate still undecided. In a desperate effort to defeat Jarvis-Gann and appease homeowners, Governor Jerry Brown is backing a more modest Behr amendment. It uses a complex valuation formula to prevent local governments from increasing property taxes for homeowners by much more than the inflation rate. That is part way to a good idea. The solution is not holding down any one tax, but holding them all down, and the best way to achieve that is to curb spending by government itself...
...Joel Behr...
...Joseph Behr Danbury, Conn...