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...tuition grants, which students can use at either public or private colleges, are available to families with incomes as high as $25,000, up from $15,000 in past years. Through these and other grant programs, public funds already represent 35% of private-college revenues; given Washington's current tight-fisted mood, the percentage is not likely to increase by much. That suits some educators, who believe public support is already so high that it threatens the independence and experimental freedom of private colleges...
Wave to the Passing Motorists. Not content with the usual ways of putting the arm on potential givers, officials at the University of Southern California decided to put up freeway billboards reminding motorists of U.S.C.'s current fund drive. Explains U.S.C.'s Leonard Wines: "Everything adds up to make an impression...
...managers of two family farms totaling nearly 2,000 acres; they also feel in jeopardy. Four years ago, the Paviches bought their John Deere farm tractor for $24,000; eventually it must be replaced. The price for a new one has climbed to $32,000, even though the current model is basically the same vehicle. Says Karen, 24, who would like to have children but feels unable now to afford them: "You want to hear about inflation? I'll tell you about inflation. There's petrochemical inflation, energy inflation, machinery and steel inflation, wage inflation...
...Sarah (Pauline Collins), who has quit her downstairs job, returns to disrupt the other servants with seances and other outlandish acts. It is hinted that she and Rose (Jean Marsh, co-creator of the series) had had an affair when Sarah was there before. Speaking of Rose's current roommate, Sarah says, "I'll bet she's not as warm to snuggle up to as I was." Rose a lesbian! What next at Eaton Place...
Because his countrymen have supported him through current demonstrations, they have proclaimed that he is their leader, Khomeini added...