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...desire to become a full-fledged member of the world economic community, Peking officially announced that it would seek to join the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the 91-nation group that works to lower trade barriers and sets the rules of international commerce. Western companies eager to crack the vast Chinese market are delighted. Says Bruce Vernor, executive vice president of the National Council for U.S.-China Trade, a group of 400 American firms: "We certainly believe this is another indication of China's commitment to an open-door policy...
...concerned" about the pervasiveness of pornography in the U.S. Not surprisingly, porn is much more troubling to women than to men; precisely half of all women said they were "very concerned," while only 27% of men were similarly bothered. Overall, the proportion of people who want the government to crack down harder on pornography has varied only slightly since Yankelovich first asked the question in 1974. It was 74% then...
...best years, and the arrival of Don Baylor from the Yankees has added punch and the first sign of clubhouse leadership in anyone's memory. To the amazement of all, the Sox in a mid-June visit to Yankee Stadium, usually a favored site for the yearly crack-up, swept three games and in Baltimore mugged the surging Orioles three in a row. Said Oriole Manager Earl Weaver: "I'm going to jump in the pool and hope I don't come up," perhaps the first time that Weaver has ever threatened suicide before the All-Star break...
However, Michael Franco, director of communications at the school said that with an increase in school popularity, after the success of the Boston College football team and quarterback Doug Flutie, the school decided to crack down on stores making money from the Eagle...
Scalia was given first crack at an interview with Reagan, and again the President wasted no time. After trading a few anecdotes with the congenial jurist about old judges they had known, Reagan offered, and Scalia accepted. The tidiness of the selection process pleased the President's advisers; Reagan was spared from ever having...