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...with hubris and high technology. Yet deep pockets seem to be the common denominator. New Zealand challenger Sir Michael Fay has spent $65 million, Italian industrialist Raul Gardini at least $100 million. On the American-defender side, energy mogul Bill Koch has shelled out at least $60 million. Dennis Conner, the cup's three-time champion, is the poor cousin with a mere $15 million...
...revived after World War II. But thanks to ultralight building materials, they weigh 30% less. Their new speed and maneuverability make them crankier, forcing sailing skills to the forefront as a welcome counterpoint to the increasing dominance of technology. Nobody has demonstrated those skills more than "comeback king" Conner. But after surviving the defender semifinals in a last-minute face-off with Koch's high- tech America 3 earlier this month, Conner's Stars & Stripes was trailing Koch's craft 4 to 2 in a best-of-13 final at the end of last week. In the challenger series...
...Scotland-Cohu, Gibb, Scott, O'Conner, Houston(2); Harvard--Downing, Hansen, Alissi, Colligan, Clark. A: Scotland--no record; Harvard--Berkery, Colligan, Hansen, S: Scotland--Dare, 18; Harvard--Leary...
There is much to noodle here, and there soon may also be the opportunity to see if these issues can support a presidential campaign. The leading Democratic advocate of civic obligation is Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, who announced his candidacy last week. Beyond sharing the views of Etzioni and Conner, Clinton has actually succeeded in having some of the "responsibilities" philosophy codified in law. For example, Arkansas parents who fail to attend parent-teacher conferences can be fined, and students who drop out of school are denied driver's licenses. "Not everything we do that is wrong is illegal," says...
...politics aside, an activist like Clinton would be better placed than a conservative to push the "responsibilities" agenda. Most Republicans see government as "the problem"; their views are "trapped by their antitax and antigovernment rhetoric," says Conner. "When they talk about rights and responsibilities, the red flags go up. People see them as being demanding without being supportive, as wanting to take without being willing to give." On the flip side, adds Conner, in an analysis Clinton shares, "liberals are going to have to realize that the only way to generate public support for expanding the programs they see people...