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...high time for the administration to take action to curb student fears that they are being indirectly victimized by certain professors' objectionable pasts...
...Ways and Means Committee approved for floor action a bill that would slash U.S. imports of textiles and clothing, primarily from East Asia, as much as 40%. In the Republican- controlled Senate, sponsors rewrote a companion bill to snare as many votes as possible. The new Senate version would curb imports of shoes in order to catch the votes of Senators outside Southern textile states, while the textile provisions would be softened to fall most heavily on three nations (Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong), perhaps soothing Senators reluctant to antagonize all of Asia...
...insurance shock is forcing communities to curb services and boost taxes. Northfield (Ill.) Township High School District 225 canceled its summer basketball and baseball programs this year for lack of coverage. In Blue Island (pop. 22,000), a Chicago suburb, citizens held a noisy meeting last month to debate a 30% tax increase. Reason: the city's insurance premiums had jumped from $175,000 to $435,000 in one year. In July the Southern California Rapid Transit District came within nine hours of idling its 2,500 buses for lack of insurance. The annual premium rose from...
...declared in his first address as head of state that Buhari was "too rigid and uncompromising." Later the new President repealed a law that banned criticism of the government, released several journalists from prison, reviewed the cases of an estimated 500 political prisoners jailed by Buhari, and promised to curb excesses by the secret police. Radio Lagos reported he had also approved the appointment of 28 military and police officers to the governing Armed Forces Ruling Council. Perhaps the most important promise made by the new military leaders was to reopen stalled talks with the International Monetary Fund on rescheduling...
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced her own plans to curb soccer violence. She said she will introduce legislation to outlaw the sale or possession of alcohol in soccer stadiums and on trains and buses that carry fans to games. In Liverpool last week police were examining videotapes of the tragic Brussels game to identify rioters who may face extradition to Belgium. A Liverpool delegation will also visit Turin next week in an attempt at reconciliation with a city where anti-British feeling has been intense in recent days...