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...indeed against all foreigners. It was at this point that he worked in a strained attack on the U.S. budget deficit, claiming that the deficits raised interest rates, which created trouble for poor countries in repaying international debts and intensified the poverty that causes many of their citizens to flee to the U.S. Reagan jocularly replied that blaming illegal immigration on American budget deficits was pretty farfetched. But he made a questionable assertion of his own in claiming that the problem of population growth in the world was "vastly exaggerated...
...arranged his schedule so that he is almost always in that half of the globe that is celebrating summer. When his 33-city U.S. tour ends Sept. 29, about the time of the first frost up north, he will race back to his $5 million home in Miami, then flee to the Southern Hemisphere and another round of engagements in South Africa, Australia and Latin America...
...permitted large institutional investments, many of which have deposits that exceed the $100,000 limit on accounts insured by the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, to make up some 49% of the company's total deposit base. As Knapp's mortgage strategy soured, institutional investors began to flee, fearful about the safety of their uninsured deposits. The size of their investments made these departures costly...
...also true that beneath its mellow exterior, San Francisco has an edgy streak, an undercurrent of jitters. Perhaps it is because of the minor temblors that occasionally rattle the city, raising fears of a 1906 redux. Perhaps it is because many people come to San Francisco to flee their pasts. Whatever the reason, a great many San Franciscans are unable to go with the flow. "There's an inordinate number of people with serious mental-health problems," says Social Services Director Edwin Sarsfield. The Zodiac killer, who claims in letters that he murdered 37 people...
Normally, summertime means that most bands, and many listeners, do their level best to flee the city. As a result, the selection for rock and pop listeners is much more limited than during the regular school year. Nonetheless, there will be some gems in the dust heap of national biggies grace Boston and environs...