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...long grind, but saw bright spots emerging. David Hale, chief economist of Kemper Financial Cos., called for a combination of "Bush's trade policy with elements of Clinton's domestic policy." Dan Lacey, publisher of Workplace Trends, saw little in either candidate's policy to stimulate job creation. Gail Fosler, chief economist for the Conference Board, described consumer attitudes as stubbornly skeptical. Donald Ratajczak, director of the economic-forecasting center at Georgia State University, warned about the danger of trying to fix the federal deficit too soon...
...seen," said Sinai. "Both candidates are at least admitting and calling attention to the problems." The public nonetheless is still struggling to weigh the merits of the proposals and find any salvation in them. "Neither candidate's program has had any effect on consumer confidence whatsoever," said Gail Fosler, chief economist of the Conference Board, which tracks consumer and business trends. The TIME forum's analysis of the major proposals...
While deficit cutting is good long-term policy, the immediate effect is likely to be more pain. "We are raising taxes in the teeth of a recession," Ratajczak noted. "I am not sure that many people would call that a useful idea." Added Fosler: "The budget agreement was very much like spraying shrapnel. It was sort of an AK-47, as opposed to a target rifle, in terms of its impact on the economy. Lots of sectors are going to be paying higher fees and costs for public services...
...trouble was the dances at the city's Cahill Recreation Center, where the doorman was refusing admittance to anyone whose pants cuffs measured less than 17 inches. What was a drape without his narrow cuffs? Nothing at all. Complained Roy Fosler: "There's too much discrimination against guys with pegs on." Added Tom Fales: "The squares are afraid we'll take their girls away from them...
Automatically including the Nominaing Committee itself, chosen by the Student Council, the list of candidates named is as follows: William M. Ayres, Stephen D. Becker, Donald M. Blinken, Donald C. Borg, Dana F. Bresnahan. Robert Cowen, Victor J. Critchlow, W. L. Jack Edwards, William B. Fosler, Sidney F. Greeley, Jr., Richard A. Green, John P. McMorrow, Thomas L. P. O'Donnell. Roswell B. Perkins, E. Barr Peterson, Clinton M. Ritchie, Saul L. Sherman. Philip M. Stern, James M. Sullivan, and Nathan Weston...