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...against this dismaying backdrop that George Bush last week outlined a $1.2 billion federal anticrime package he promised would help put a dent in the rampant crime rate. Speaking in a driving rainstorm in Washington to an audience of uniformed police and the families of slain officers, he ticked off a series of tough-sounding proposals...
...last month with Du Pont's announcement that it would form a joint venture with Waste Management to build the country's largest plastic-recycling operation. The facility, which will open in 1990, will separate and clean 40 million lbs. of the material a year. But that will only dent the problem: the U.S. annually produces 1.6 billion lbs. of plastic soda, milk and water bottles, enough to fill a line of dump trucks stretching from New York City to Cleveland...
Still, Harvard isn't exactly languishing in the sunshine. And the Crimson doesn't want a dent in its undefeated record, especially not a Big Green one. Harvard also hopes that having the home-field advantage for the first time in three years against Dartmouth will be critical for a victory...
Until the grounding of the Exxon Valdez on March 24, the largest U.S. oil company had been cruising along with a good reputation and 1988 profits of $5.3 billion. But now Exxon faces not only a public outcry but also a financial liability that could dent its earnings and preoccupy its managers for years. Some 20 class-action lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of Alaskan fishermen and businesses. The company is even getting something of a cold shoulder on Wall Street, where last week it ran into unexpected trouble selling a $110 million issue of two-year bonds...
...long time, most Alaskans were not disturbed by any of this. They assumed that the two Alaskas -- one wild and the other industrial -- could exist in harmony. Surely the logging companies would not be able to make a noticeable dent in the state's vast forests. Surely the bears and wolves and snow geese would not be bothered by a few oil rigs...