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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Will the U.S. economy withstand the shock of the Black Monday stock-market crash, or will it slide into a prolonged recession? The answer will depend on the actions of consumers, companies, the President and Congress -- but perhaps most of all on the policies of the Federal Reserve Board. By controlling the nation's money supply, the Fed can willfully -- or often inadvertently -- speed up the economy or slow it down. Though the chairman and the six other Federal Reserve governors are appointed by the President, they become all- powerful financial gods once they get on the board, and their...
...good enough to direct the tempo of the game when we're playing well," Hotchkin said. "A lot will depend on how we get out there and play...
Both Clemson and UNC depend heavily on their respective goalies, Roberto Marinaro and Darren Royer, who have compiled similar impressive statistics. Marinaro has given up only 11 goals all season with 43 saves and a .780 goals-against-average. Royer has compiled a .810 g.a.a., with 67 saves and 10 shutouts on the year...
Despite the large crop of underclassmen, Haggerty will depend on the skills of All-America Russell in the throwing events...
...both family members and chronic drinkers, the greatest frustration is the absence of a surefire treatment for alcoholism. The truth is that success rates often depend more on the individual makeup of the alcoholic than on the treatment. Alcoholics fitting Cloninger's male-limited type are less likely to remain sober after treatment, along with those with unstable work and family backgrounds. "The best predictor of patient outcome is the patient," says Thomas Seessel, executive director of the National Council on Alcoholism. "Those who are steadily employed, married and in the upper middle class are more likely to succeed. They...