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Marichal said the Spanish government was too cautious to intervene militarily in Portugal, but it might increase repression within its own nation to dampen liberal sentiment. At the same time, the Spanish people might become "envious" of Portugal and seek similar changes in their own society, he added...
Experts at the College Board and at Educational Testing Service, which prepares and scores the tests under contract to the board, were quick to dampen the gloomy speculation. While some agree that American schools have their faults, they point out that the test results do not necessarily indicate those failings. ETS research also suggests that, if anything, young Americans have been getting slightly brighter over the years. Then what could be causing the drop in scores? William H. Angoff, executive director of College Board programs at ETS, admits that no one can tell for sure. For one thing, because SATS...
...lead a more planned existence," he says. "We are already suffering a loss of discretionary income because of inflation. As our mobility decreases, we will also face a loss of discretionary time and space. These changes will drain society of much of its spontaneity and excitement. And they will dampen the American belief that everything is possible at all times. But the shortage may also lead to the rediscovery of friends. People will have to share cars, share activities, maybe even share houses from time to time, if the fuel shortage gets bad enough. In a sense, maybe people will...
Voter turnout was termed "moderate" yesterday by Cambridge Election Commission officials as one of the city's duller biennial campaigns and the winter's first bitter cold combined to dampen interest in the election...
...during the past month, the candidates have found themselves outnumbering the electorate. It would be hard to imagine local issues contesting the recent spurt of national news for priority in the voters' minds, but if political interest isn't generated at the local level, and crimes and more crimes dampen the American electorate's interest in politics at the national level, what's left? If not the people, it must be the system. Fran Schumer Supplements Editor