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Another lesson to be derived from the impasse in Lebanon is that the refusal Israel, particularly under Prime Minister Menachem Begin, to compromise on the Palestinian issue has created a chronic and festering crisis in the region, with implications well beyond Israel. If, as many fear, the Israeli takeover of the West Bank is now permanent and irreversible, so may be the broader crisis...
Standard & Poor's said that Chicago "has exhibited chronic financial stress" since 1978, and added that the situation has continued to deteriorate under the Washington administration. It pointed out that the city's corporate-fund unreserved balance (essentially surplus cash available) has dropped from $29 million to $300,000. For his part, Washington issued a terse statement saying that the Wall Street action was a "disappointment." The mayor may have further letdowns in store for him: next month Moody's Investors Service will complete a review of Chicago's fiscal condition, which may lead...
...last month, Brazilians have been shocked by reports from the drought-stricken Northeast of starving families eating snakes, lizards and rats. "I have never seen the likes of this in my life," said Pontes Neto, a Red Cross official. "The children all have the same sickness, worms and chronic hunger." Shoeless looters roaming city streets have panicked retailers. All last week, heavy looting took place in Rio de Janeiro suburbs. In one wild afternoon, a mob of 400 sacked four grocery stores in the area, ripping down steel gratings and smashing windows. Says Security Guard Anzio Gomes Monteiro: "They seemed...
...tens of millions of Americans who suffer sporadic or chronic backaches spent some $5 billion last year for treatments, ranging from surgery to bone-rattling manipulations. Many people will try almost anything to get relief. They will hang upside down, or turn to acupuncture and electric stimulation. Some sufferers have invested in sandals covered with tiny bumps designed to massage the nerves in their feet as a way of easing back pain...
Therapy groups are also forming around the country for sex offenders, although experts disagree on how much recidivism can be curbed among these chronic offenders. The emphasis is on making the rapists take responsibility for their behavior. "I used to think of myself as a good guy," admits Walter, 34, who is in therapy at Lino Lakes prison in Minnesota. The former college halfback raped a woman after the date he was waiting for stood him up. "I have no illusions now. Good guys don't do these things...