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...There was a sense of urgency among the women, channeled only by a new-found confidence in their ability to make something work. In the bathroom, a tall dark woman was struggling with some pipes. As she dried her hands, she looked up and shrugged, "If we can't fix the plumbing, we can't stay in here...
Such violence reflects to a large extent the jungle of the slums, for it is there that the schools with the worst problems are located. For an addict needing money for his next fix, a student with lunch money is an obvious target. Gang fights frequently spill over into school buildings. Vandalism alone costs schools $200 million a year nationally. Violent acts are often so seemingly meaningless that they defy reason. Outside Intermediate School 155 in New York's desolate South Bronx, a youngster was nearly stomped to death recently during an argument over a bottle of soda...
...Spirit. The plant's maintenance staff began repairing in a day breakdowns that formerly took a week to fix. Operators of straightening and threading machines began catching mistakes that they had previously let pass. "There is a new spirit in the mill," says Assistant Works Manager Ray Robinson. Observes the union's Papavero: "Being recognized as people who can make creative suggestions has given the men a certain dignity...
Their silly attempts to fix prices and wages (merely symptomatic treatment for inflation, at best) or to control them with noble-sounding voluntary guidelines will make good copy but, predictably, will fail as before. But we are to be awe-struck at the prestige that sponsors such efforts...
...FIX! BUM CALL! GET THAT SLOB OUTA HERE...