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...Sierra Leone under Stevens is like Liberia under Tolbert: a time bomb waiting to explode." That grim forecast comes from a Western diplomat who has had long experience in both countries. Indeed, even a casual visitor is likely to spot similarities between the two West African republics. Both countries became havens for former slaves in the 19th century. In Sierra Leone, the "creole" descendants of these settlers still dominate the country's business and educational elite-as did scions of the freed slaves in Liberia until the recent coup. Sierra Leone gained its independence from Britain in 1961; seven...
...women's sports program is clearly on the rise, after several seasons floundering around and lagging behind Princeton's powerhouses. While it may be too early to tell, it is not unrealistic to forecast that every women's squad at the University has at least an outside shot at the Ivy crown. That's not something that could have been said a few years ago, or even last year...
...hosed down the coops and walked through them day and night, stirring up the chickens so that they would move about and be less likely to suffocate. In Texas the cotton crop-biggest in the state-was suffering, and so were fields of grain, sorghum and soybeans. The ominous forecast for this week: more hot weather...
Serious observers have long worried about the capacity of modern technical civilization to manipulate mass society partly by exposing and trivializing personal values that were once held secret and sacred. Twenty-six years ago, in fact, French Sociologist Jacques Ellul, in The Technological Society, forecast: "Our deepest instincts and our most secret passions will be analyzed, published, and exploited." The great is of secrets is, finally, more than amazing. It is also a bit ominous. -By Frank Trippett
...annual rate, the second steepest drop since the Depression and the worst since early 1975, when the nation's business plummeted 9.1%. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall predicted that unemployment could reach 8.5% early in 1981, much higher than the 7.2% peak that the Administration had originally forecast. Housing continued to be one of the economy's weakest sectors, as new home starts plunged 11% to an annual rate of a meager 920,000 units, the lowest since February 1975. Once again in May, wages and salaries failed to keep pace with inflation...