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Arguing that the space program should be discontinued in order to fund the search for alien life, the Harvard debate team trounced Johns Hopkins University this weekend, winning a Brown University tournament to claim its first victory in almost two years...
...Says inventor Warren Dennis, a Pasadena, Calif., tinkerer and punster: "Maybe when people see the national debt like this, right in front of them, they'll take an interest in the issue." He promises to donate $1 from each sale of the toy, named Debtman, to a fund to reduce the debt...
Dukakis promises more Government money for education, worker training and the rebuilding of the nation's decaying highways, bridges and transit systems. He calls for a modest $500 million Fund to Rebuild America to provide Government grants for regional economic development. Like Bush, Dukakis glosses over the issue of where the money would come from. He rails against big mergers as anticompetitive, chiding former Attorney General Edwin Meese for not knowing the "difference between antitrust and antifreeze." Yet many trade experts believe that a relaxation of antitrust rules is necessary to allow U.S. companies to combine forces against foreign competition...
Even the restaurant's "gala grand opening celebration" Wednesday night hinted at this hypocrisy. The opening was a benefit to help the Genesis Fund, a program that helps treat children with birth defects, mental retardation or genetic diseases. Turning a restaurant opening into a benefit is quite a clever thing to do. It's a fantastic PR stunt. It's sure to be praised in every review as a generous act, giving the place a good name. And it also draws attention away from the food. People who read about the First Street Cafe will be eager...
Other benefit concerts at which the Kroks will perform this year include one for volunteers at the Boston public schools and one for the Jimmy Fund's "Evening with Champions...