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...vote counting. Immediately there was heavy pressure, both from within the country and from Washington. Jimmy Carter sent word that if Balaguer attempted a coup d'état, the U.S. would order sanctions against the illegal regime. Balaguer's supporters resented the interference, but they got the message...
...folded once or twice. The hope is that this meticulous preliminary work will speed the conclave, which will be a new experience for all but the eleven Cardinals who were at the 1963 conclave-three of whom also attended the 1958 conclave. Says one Vatican Cardinal: "We have got to get it over with as quickly as possible or it will create a very bad impression with the public," which will assume deep divisions exist...
...Epidemiologist David Fraser was unable to say how the microbe got into the water; one theory: it was carried there by particles of dust, possibly from nearby construction activity. But he did note encouragingly that when antirust materials or algicides are added to the contaminated water, the organism perishes...
...promptly released, since he had already served 18 months while awaiting trial. Instead of violent criminals getting tougher sentences under the ban, only drug offenders and people accused of minor property crimes ended up going to jail, more frequently or for longer terms. "The ones who really got socked were the low-risk offenders," says Clarke, "the ones with no prior record or whose crimes were not aggravated...
...city issued $100 million worth of long-term bonds paying 6.99% tax-free interest, which were marketed through a Hutton-organized underwriters' syndicate. The bonds sold out in a day; the underwriters split a $3 million fee, and a Chicago savings and loan association got the job of lending out most of the proceeds as mortgage money. The rest, $14 million, was set aside in a special fund to cover any defaults; the income from this money, which is to be invested in high-yield (8.5%) Government securities, will cover the underwriters' fee and other costs. Unlike federal...