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...surprising frankness of the second national trade unions conference illustrated last week, Jaruzelski appears to be taking a different tack to haul his economically and spiritually exhausted nation out of the quagmire. Most notably, the ramrod-straight Polish army general, who has lately tried to soften his austere image by mingling with factory workers and common folk, now seems prepared to pry loose the lid that clamped shut on critics of his regime after the military crackdown five years ago. Indeed, the Polish leader admitted last week that some actions recently taken by his own officials "were mishaps, like...
Ford has many strong products, however, that will help the company make a smooth transition to the next generation of vehicles. Ford hopes its Escort subcompact, the second-largestselling car in the U.S. after the Chevrolet Celebrity, will continue to haul in profits until the early 1990s. Moreover, Ford's truck sales, which represent 40% of the company's U.S. vehicle business, have jumped nearly 10% since last year because of the roaring popularity of pickup trucks and four-wheel-drive vehicles. For the next several years, at least, Ford's good times are likely to keep on truckin...
These questions do not mean that there should not be a long-term research program on strategic defense. Ouite the contrary. A modest program is a hedge against Soviet work in this area. Moreover, the prospect of enhancing deterrence, and perhaps over the long haul of being able to save a large number of lives in the case deterrence fails, justifies considerable efforts. The value of such an initiative will depend on the consequences, not the motives...
...When Detroit police raided an East Side drug den last week, they came away with nine rocks of cocaine and one telephone beeper. In two earlier police raids the haul included 89 captured rocks of cocaine, eleven packs of heroin, a dinner plate used for dope cutting -- and three beepers. Such inventories highlight a trend that authorities are noticing around the country: the telephone beeper or pager, long used as a stay-in-touch device by doctors, plumbers and electricians, is now the gadget of choice for the dope industry as well. "Beepers," says Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Curtis...
...judge the quarterback position on one game, you must consider it over the long haul," Restic said. "Landau will get the job done for us. I have no question about that...