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...political scientists. American voters are not really committed to the laissez-faire precepts of Reaganism. The "moral economy" of the country has shifted unalterably to the presumption that people are entitled to a certain level of state-guaranteed economic protection Reagan's victory was but a "blip" born of disgust with Jimmy Carter's ineptitude. Thus, the stage is set's maybe the curtain rose on Solidarity Day--for the old coalition of labor, Blacks, and the poor to come roaring back into the streets and defend their hard-won economic rights...
Donovan insisted last week that he has no intention of resigning. In a statement to reporters, the grim-faced Secretary said that he would not discuss the allegations until the Silverman report was released. "I would, however, be less than honest if I did not state publicly my disgust with the relentless and cowardly attacks that have been made on me and my company...
DIED. Granville Hicks, 80, literary critic; in Kendall Park, N. J. A member of the Communist Party from 1934 to 1939, Hicks created an intellectual storm with his Marxist critiques of American and British writing. He quit the party in disgust over the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and in his later years wrote mostly apolitical criticism...
...carefully explained that his country's claims to the islands are rooted in 150-year-old territorial rights. The military junta professes to believe that Argentina's demand for be islands and the army's right to take them by force are legitimate. To top it off, the Argentine disgust for all things communist quietly disappeared as the prospect of war with Britain grew. Mendez admitted last week that his nation "might be forced" to turn to the Soviet Union for arms to battle Britain's navy...
Craig Stadler may have done more than win the PGA Masters last week. The beer-bellied hurler of eight-irons and unprintable expressions of disgust may have jolted golf loose from its venerable "clean sport" image Golfers everywhere, from the pros to the caddy camps, have had to cope with sneers from aficionados of other sports, who believe playing golf requires a minimum of effort and talent and primarily a lot of inherited wealth. Stadler has shown that a less classy guy can win a major tournament, proving that golf is a game of skill, both mental and physical...