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...College students today think and speak in a jargon of nihilism," Allan Bloom, professor of political philosophy at the University of Chicago, told an audience of 100 last night at the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics Forum...
...speech on "Easygoing Nihilism: The Contemporary University Education," Bloom charged that students are unwilling to appear intolerant of other cultures by taking strong moral stands...
...Bloom attributed society's excessive moral sensitivity to the strife of the 1960s, particularly associated with the movements for Black civil rights and women's liberation...
...been bombed." Commodity speculators last week bid up the price of orange juice by 15%, and store prices are expected to rise accordingly. Florida produce from peppers to cucumbers and tomatoes was also devastated. Says Strawberry Grower Roy Parke: "Losses are hitting 100%-berries, bush and bloom. If there's ever been a disaster here...
Consumer confidence is in full bloom. The University of Michigan's autumn survey of public attitudes measured the highest level of optimism about the economy since 1972. A prime reason is the fall in unemployment. Some 3.5 million more Americans have jobs this Christmas than last, and people are less concerned about losing employment. Last week the Federal Reserve reported that consumer installment debt rose a record $4.9 billion in October, a sure sign that consumers expect the business recovery to continue. Observes Beverly Garner, owner of Gilt Edge Gifts in Cincinnati: "Shoppers don't have the down...