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...revolutionary experiment in "scientific socialism " has proved to be as eccentric and quixotic as anything decreed by the old kingdom. In addition to the unresolved civil war in Eritrea and successive years of the ruinous drought that led to thousands of deaths by starvation, the Dergue has had to cope with a staggering array of other problems, including widespread internal discontent, armed rebellion in the countryside, and bitter antagonisms with neighboring countries. After visiting Ethiopia, TIME Correspondent William McWhirter reported...
...Americans: The Democratic Experience, says that life is "more graspable" in smaller places. He believes that the immense cities often overwhelm the people who grow up there, discouraging them before they reach the age of leadership. In smaller places, he reckons, hope, a certain confidence and an ability to cope are nurtured. Boorstin is intrigued at how some of the open-air, back-fence values of Editor William Allen White, the Emporia sage of the 1920s, have re-entered the national discussion and how the small-town wisdom and wit of Will Rogers have been rekindled on the stage with...
Quick Buck. As his drive accelerated, Carter had to cope with two embarrassing incidents. One involved Robert Shrum, a disgruntled liberal and former McGovern aide, who quit as a speechwriter after only nine days on Carter's staff and accused the candidate of being manipulative and deceptive on the issues. In his letter of resignation, Shrum told Carter: "I am not sure what you truly believe in other than yourself...
Learning to Cope. In an economy move similar to the airlines' no-frills flights, more and more hospitals are offering no-frills care for patients who are sufficiently well to help themselves. The patients are asked to make their own beds, keep their rooms tidy, take meals in the cafeteria rather than wait for them at bedside, even pick up their own medications. The tactic not only keeps down costs-a saving that most hospitals pass directly on to the patient -but can also be an important part of therapy. For example, at St. Mary's in Rochester...
...Franciscans have endured two municipal employees' strikes in the past two years (the most recent was a three-day-long police and firemen's walkout last August), and were ready to cope. Traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge was tied up for extended rush hours but never hopelessly snarled. Some 500,000 regular users of city transportation (including thousands of schoolchildren) had to find another way to get to their destinations. Most hiked or biked uncomplainingly up the city's hills. But more than a third of the student body was absent because some school-bus service...