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Dates: during 1980-1989
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JEFF Faux of The Nation exposes three serious shortcomings in the Peterson plan. First, it seeks to bring down the deficits too fast. Peterson's goal of a $30-40 billion reduction in the first year equals a net public sector stimulus of zero, which increases the risks of recession. Second, it uses fiscal austerity as a pretext for undermining the role of government in domestic investment, especially in terms of human resources...

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Give to the Rich--Again | 4/7/1988 | See Source »

...advantage of this project over a fast is its efficiency, Vroomen said. A fast only generates about $1.25 per person, whereas this method results in a full meal for a homeless person from each student donor...

Author: By Luke P. Barr, | Title: U.C. Program Aids Homeless | 4/7/1988 | See Source »

...rink on which the NCAA Final Four was played was supposed to be advantageous to fast-skating teams. But the larger ice sheet in the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., did not make much difference...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: In "Other" Final Four, "Other" Lakers Superior | 4/5/1988 | See Source »

...Jayhawks not only did the unexpected by capturing the title, but did it playing Oklahoma's fast-paced style of game. Only in the closing minutes of the game did the Jayhawks begin to slow down the tempo...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: Kansas Downs Sooners, Captures NCAA Crown | 4/5/1988 | See Source »

...This virus is rampant," says Dr. Stephen Curry of the New England Medical Center in Boston. "If it weren't for AIDS, stories about it would be on the front page of every newspaper." The doctor is referring to a fast-spreading blight that afflicts millions of Americans, including more and more teenage girls. Caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), it is sexually transmitted, sometimes painful and often incurable. Its chief symptom in both men and women is genital warts, which frequently occur after infection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Another Sexual Blight to Fight | 4/4/1988 | See Source »

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