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...year to balance the budget by 1991. Unless Congress and the White ^ House can fashion a budget that reduces the federal deficit (now estimated at more than $220 billion for fiscal 1986, which began last October) to $144 billion for fiscal 1987, the infernal machinery of Gramm-Rudman will grind into gear, indiscriminately slashing some domestic programs by as much as 25%. It is a prospect that calls for compromise, yet neither side is rushing to make the first move. Instead, the Hill and the White House seem locked in a long and drawn-out game of chicken...
...countrymen would argue with that assessment. The mood in Manila, thick with political tension ever since Marcos issued his surprise election call, grew even more claustrophobic last week with the latest campaign soundings. The rumor mills that grind endlessly in the city's crowded coffeehouses increased their outpourings of speculation. Fears flew that Marcos might try to cancel the balloting, a possibility that he has never quite rejected. Opponents of the President were worried that he intended to rig the election contest even more blatantly than other votes have been altered in the past. If that happened, they warned darkly...
...FRIENDS in UHall, we've packed full our sled With gifts for the group newly joined by L.Fred. To the new dean we're happy to offer our cheer For a term without scandal, and alcohol-free beer. Our pal Archie Epps deserves something new: A break from the grind, a year off or two. We hear you, Steve Ozment; too bad we're alone--About our education you care, and with us you moan Of arbitrary grading and professors who bore, So to you our thanks; of action let's see more...
...sixth-ranked Boston College Eagles dropped in on Bright Center last night. For Hockey East's top team, it was stop number 12 on a 38-game regular season grind...
Harvard faces a 25-game regular season schedule centered on a 21-game grind against the 11 other teams in the ECAC. Eight of 12 conference teams advance to the ECAC Tournament which is held on two weekends in early March, first at home sites for the quarterfinals and then in the Boston Garden for the semis and finals...