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Thus Britain's economic troubles, which except in moments of flare-up are usually buried in the financial pages, got an unexpected, and perhaps unwelcome, amount of prime-tune attention. To the camera's undiscriminating eye, action is action-and cars set afire by rioters in Liverpool (a sight beloved by television cameramen everywhere) vied on equal visual terms with royal fireworks in London; it was reminiscent of the way television juxtaposed street riots with the Chicago Democratic Convention in 1968. On CBS, Dan Rather gave an unusually downbeat report on Britain's social unrest, high unemployment...
With all that flare in the air, and all the strong support on the ground, it is little wonder that the stars of the show seemed, especially during all the weeks of feverish preparation, to have been virtually swept off the stage. Charles still pressed on with his ceremonial schedule, even taking a side trip to Dartmoor Prison, whose inmates presented him with a ball-and-chain paperweight. Lady Diana showed up in the stands at Wimbledon, looking fetching and diverting spectator attention from the antics of John McEnroe on Centre Court. The two also appeared together in public...
...cigarettes, but he faces a key test at this week's crucial party congress. Renewed unrest could create a hard-line backlash at the session, one which will determine the party's leadership and policies at a crucial juncture for the nation. Nor was the labor flare-up likely to convince a skeptical Kremlin that Kania had the situation in Poland under control...
...Crohn's disease. A chronic inflammation of the bowel, Crohn's afflicts an estimated 1 million Americans, including 100,000 children. It goes by a variety of other names, including regional enteritis, ileitis and granulomatous colitis, depending on which part of the intestinal tract is affected. Repeated flare-ups can totally block the intestine. Fistulas or abnormal passages may develop in the inflamed bowel and lead into adjacent organs. In some instances the disease also causes arthritis, skin lesions, an inflammation of the eye or, rarely, a disruption in liver functioning. Sufferers experience abdominal cramps, diarrhea, rectal bleeding...
Another continuing problem that may flare up is the Cambridge option plan, a low-interest mortgage subsidy provided to faculty who agree to live in the city. The mortgages contain a clause allowing Harvard to purchase the homes should owners sell them, and some city councilors have pointed out in recent weeks that, even with an expansion ordinance in place, the homes will give the University a foothold in many Cambridge neighborhoods...