Word: equalize
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...guards. With considerably greater ease, others manage to evade the purgatory of Pathet Lao rule by crossing the Mekong River, the poorly guarded frontier between Laos and Thailand. From Viet Nam, thousands of refugees -the so-called boat people-have sailed to Thailand or Malaysia in overcrowded junks. An equal number have died in the attempt...
...roomy inside and handle well. Early results seemed to justify Chrysler's optimism. Motor Trend, a magazine for auto buffs, named the Omni-Horizon "car of the year," and since it went into showrooms in January, dealers have sold more than 91,000 (at roughly $4,000 each), equal to almost 18% of Chrysler's total auto sales...
...Everyone gets a chance to play. Teams are fielded according to skill level, and a struggle between junior varsity or C-squad basketball teams is as enthusiastically contested as a varsity clash. Cedar Rapids' schoolgirl athletes compete in nine sports, guided by 144 coaches. Access to training equipment is equal too. The result has been unparalleled athletic success. In the past eight years, Cedar Rapids boys and girls teams have finished among the state's top three 68 times, winning 30 team championships in ten different sports...
Past fights in Illinois over the Equal Rights Amendment have been bareknuckle contests, with anti-ERA legislators complaining about "braless, brainless broads." In contrast, last week's debate in the state's house of representatives was a civilized affair. The battle seemed to be over; proponents thought they had the votes to win. Republican Governor James Thompson had been lobbying for support. So too had the powerful Cook County Democratic machine. Thus some 400 spectators, including the Governor's wife, who wore a pro-ERA button, were in an optimistic mood as they crowded into the gallery...
...news for mortgage borrowers, installment buyers, business people and just about everybody else. Last week the climb in interest rates became good news for anyone with a spare $10,000 lying around. On June 1, commercial banks began offering six-month, Government-guaranteed $10,000 savings certificates with interest equal to what the Government has to pay to large investors in order to sell six-month Treasury bills. Savings banks and savings and loan associations that market the certificates can pay as much as ¼% above the Treasury bill rate. In the past year, inflation and the ballooning federal deficit...