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...Critics contend that such measures are largely cosmetic. The N.A.A.C.P. notes that the disparity between black and white student-enrollment figures is growing, despite court orders to reduce such gaps. In Arkansas, 46% of white high school graduates and 36% of blacks went on to college in 1978; by 1985 the rate for whites had risen to 49%, while blacks had gained no ground...
While administrators contend that the more stringent alcohol policy is a success and the incidents were an "anomaly," some fraternity members predict that the coming semesters will only bring more of the same because drinking patterns will not change readily...
...chastised and vilified." While the senate decides whether to remove Mecham permanently from office, Secretary of State Rose Mofford, a Democrat, will serve as acting Governor. So far, Mecham has insisted that resignation is out of the question. But even if he survives his legal challenges, he must still contend with the voters...
Backers of the Delaware law, which passed with only one dissenting vote, say it will not prevent friendly mergers but will ward off hostile attacks whose only purpose is a quick profit. Raiders like T. Boone Pickens contend that the law will merely make mediocre corporate managers more comfortable. Even so, not all corporations are pleased: Black & Decker and Canada's Campeau Corp., two companies currently making multibillion-dollar takeover offers, have already begun to challenge the Delaware law in court...
...consumers and insurance companies to the tune of about $13 million in inflated repair bills. While Hertz is paying the money back, two other rental agencies, Avis and Budget, acknowledge that they sometimes charge customers more for repairs than the companies actually pay. One good reason, the rental agencies contend, is that accidents cost them lost rental time...