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...those who ask why Blacks have not achieved what other groups have--those arguing the model minority formula--who are doing the comparing. Those questioners assume that Blacks and other minority groups have had the same hardships and obstacles. It is not the Black reply but the conservative question that compares suffering...
Johnson & Johnson's sudden decision prompted the pharmaceutical industry to re-examine its widespread use of over-the-counter capsules, which now include dozens of preparations ranging from Contac decongestant to Dexatrim diet formula. But as the industry sent its packaging experts to Washington last week for an emergency meeting with Food and Drug Administration officials, most companies said that they would keep on using capsules...
...main problem with Wildcats is that there's nothing new in it. The plot is that same old skeleton formula that was worn out long ago: unlikely coach picks up unwilling, unruly bunch of kids, whips them up with laughs and tears, and finally they all go on to victory over the undefeatable and evil enemy at the championship game. This movie has all that, and that's about it. While other movies using the same formula have succeeded however, because of either originality or inspiration, Wildcats offers little to redeem itself from mediocrity. Witty dialogue or impresssive football footage...
...forces. Even today the Administration's position is equivocal. After Reagan's half-hour meeting with Savimbi, the President said that he wanted "to be very helpful" but did not commit himself to a specific offer of aid. For his part, Shultz noted the difficulty of devising a formula for Angola that would be "effective." Nonetheless, word leaked out last week that the Administration was prepared to send covert aid to Savimbi. Various Congressmen have also proposed several UNITA aid bills, including one calling for $27 million in overt military assistance and another for $41 million...
Otherwise, a formula based on economic variables such as unemployment and inflation will be used to determine the next set of cuts, which may or may not echo Reagan's proposal but must average about 25 percent across the board to meet the law's objectives...