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There were a few omens that Carter might be gaining ground. Some members of New York's Jewish community detected a gradual, if reluctant, shift back toward Carter among their group; the President must have strong Jewish support to carry a state he needs badly. Reagan still had an edge in Pennsylvania, although there was a slight trend toward the President. In Illinois, a Chicago Tribune poll showed that Carter had taken a lead over Reagan (34% to 29%, with Anderson at 12.5% and a vital 17.5% undecided). In Ohio, labor leaders seemed to be having some success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Building to a Climax | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

...final offer, a one-year contract with a 10-per-cent wage hike, wasn't good enough for the workers, who countered with a proposal for a gradual transition to regular work schedules and a two-year contract with wage hikes of 15 and 12 per cent...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Power Plant Stalls Again | 10/25/1980 | See Source »

...numbers of professional and paraprofessional immigrants has steadily grown. Many of them came to the universities to earn a graduate degree and then decided to stay, or they found opportunities more plentiful in a university community. For the professionals, adjusting to a new country is generally easier and more gradual...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: The Latest Arrivals | 10/4/1980 | See Source »

...paralyzing the central nervous system. While death by nerve gas is no more horrible than death by other means, its use poses serious questions-- can it be used strictly as a weapon, and not, like napalm in Vietnam, end up as a means of destroying civilians? And will this gradual re-deployment open the door to the production of uncontrollable biological weaponry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chemical Rivalry | 9/30/1980 | See Source »

...accurate count of all the toxic-waste dumps is possible. Many reveal themselves only when a flash flood or gradual erosion exposes rusting and cracking drums. Searching for clandestine sites, some 100 EPA agents are tracking down reports of midnight dumping, or seeking out acrid odors permeating wooded acres or strange colors staining rivers and streams. So far, the EPA estimates that there are some 50,000 sites where chemicals have been dumped. The EPA believes that 2,000 of these dumps may pose serious health hazards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Poisoning of America | 9/22/1980 | See Source »

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