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Stallone's Rambo movies--Rambo III is on the way--bring the "fun" back to war. Count the number of bodies Sly wracks up. In his movies and public statements, Stallone even suggests that the decision to enter Vietnam was correct but that the soldiers needed more firepower. While the second part might make a little bit of sense, the first bit is crazy...
...last August, when Detroit Bureau Chief William Mitchell suggested a major story on the realignments at General Motors. The idea was well received, but the editors also wanted to discuss other aspects of the business: the success of Ford's new cars, for example, and Chrysler's latest strategies. Enter the Special Report, a two-page overview of the U.S. automobile market in 1986, followed by one-page stories on each of the Big Three. Mitchell provided the substance of the stories from Detroit by interviewing, among others, the chairmen of the three automakers. "I was struck," he says...
...floodgates were closed to protect many of the river's tributaries from the poisonous flow, other waterways appear threatened. Dutch officials say the Ijssel River, which branches off the Rhine in southeastern Holland, is now carrying part of the slick. They also expect the contaminated Rhine water to enter the shallow sea north of the Friesland and Groningen provinces. That could pose new dangers for birds, fish and seals...
This year, there will not be the added drama of an Ivy title at stake. This year, the players on the two teams will enter with inglorious records--Harvard sporting a 2-7 record and Yale not much better...
Harvard and Yale enter tomorrow's gridiron match-up, the 103rd playing of The Game, as Ivy League chumps. The Crimson (2-7 overall, 2-4 Ivy) and the Elis (3-6 overall, 2-4 Ivy) kick off tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in a completely meaningless showdown. Then again, can The Game ever be meaningless? Here are some facts...