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This year's talented crop of seniors--which includes Deb Field, Joan Elliott, Jennifer Greeley, Kelly Landry, and Inga Larson-were only freshmen in 1981, but formed the core of a squad which that year finished fifth in the AIAW national tournament...
...summary of a debate about debates-or "metadebate" in the parlance of some experts-that has engaged politicians, journalists and voters. The Reagan-Mondale debates that concluded Sunday night gave fresh ammunition to each side. The mere fact that they were held makes it more likely that debates will crop up again as an issue in 1988, 1992 and subsequent campaigns...
...that meeting Deng effectively consolidated his power over China and set about rebuilding an economy laid waste by 20 years of Maoist experimentation. The new leader's major innovation was the "contract responsibility system" that permitted peasants, once they had turned over a relatively modest quota of their crops to the government, to sell the rest on the open market. The results have been stunning: record harvests in almost every crop since 1979, and agricultural output growing an astonishing 7.9% a year...
...good autumn week, a commercial fisherman trawling for shrimp along the Atlantic Coast off Georgia or the Carolinas can usually bring in a catch of about 1,200 lbs. But this season is a disaster because the crop was killed off by a cold snap in December. Last week the nets were pulling in a disappointing 500 lbs. or less. For hundreds of fisher men in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida who make their living from shrimp the dismal catch has brought severe financial strains. Many fear foreclosure on their boats and homes. Says Leonard Crosby, president of the Bryan...
...market to reach the estimated 130 million U.S. adults who do not drink wine. Last week the winemakers could at least take consolation from the misfortunes of one of their rivals. A plague of rain and clouds afflicted growers in France as they neared harvest time, portending an undistinguished crop...