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Punishment is merciless for writers of novels that ring in the mind. Unsophisticated readers demand the same bells next time, only louder. Sophisticated readers pretend they do not want an encore, although they really do, and they are vigilant in condemning repetition...
...guerrillas quickly retreated to the fourth floor, where the judges were being held. For the rest of the day the troops raked the front of the building with cannon and machine-gun fire. Inside, the guerrillas held frantic telephone talks in an attempt to demand publicity for their antigovernment views on TV and in newspapers. "We want the people of Colombia to know that the army has never given us a chance," said Otero. "All they've given us is hot lead." At 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the voice of Chief Justice Reyes was heard pleading, "For God's sake...
...semiconductors, became best sellers in 1983. But the popularity of desktop machines has so far failed to grow at the euphoric rate that experts predicted. Instead of doubling, personal-computer sales will do well to rise by 30% in 1985. That slower than anticipated growth, combined with weak demand for other types of computers, has contributed to a sharp drop in semiconductor prices. Result: worldwide chip revenues have fallen from $26 billion in 1984 to an estimated $21.6 billion this year...
...likely to be the final demand on the Colorado River's bounty. No reclamation work even close to CAP's size is currently planned; Congress, mindful of criticism of pork-barrel projects, has not authorized a major new water program since 1976. Yet Lamm's own state is likely to need more water by the end of the century. Congress has funded parts of an ongoing $1.2 billion reclamation project in Utah that would involve the Colorado's water. Since the river's harvest is fixed, and already overal-located, experts warn that the only way to accommodate these...
...government is now stimulating the economy in hopes that increased demand by Korean consumers will make up for lost exports. Public spending is up about 10% this year, and the money supply is expanding at a 15% clip, compared with 10% in 1984. Economist Suh forecast that the government's generosity will help boost the South Korean growth rate slightly, to 6.2%, next year...