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There were, however, many successful politicians in the group, the most obvious being Ted Kennedy, the Democrat leading in presidential polls. Georgia's Senator Sam Nunn has become a respected and conservative expert on military affairs. Seventeen won their first elections or gained higher offices. These Include a gaggle of Governors: Tennessee's Lamar Alexander, California's Jerry Brown, West Virginia's Jay Rockefeller, Illinois' James Thompson and Delaware's Pierre DuPont IV. There was also a spate of new Senators: New Jersey's Bill Bradley, Michigan's Don Riegle, Missouri...
...schools across the country. PUSH-EXCEL requires teachers to assign homework, students to study two hours a night, and parents to provide support. Follow-up programs are sometimes weak and the long-range effectiveness remains to be seen, but some PUSH-EXCEL programs have produced lower absentee rates and higher morale. Says Jackson: "Affirmative action is a moot question if you don't learn to read and write." And at graduation, he wants voter registration cards handed out with diplomas...
...permit is needed to run a still, but the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms issues one routinely when the applicant posts a bond promising not to sell or drink the alcohol. Automakers approve of ethanol power, but caution that it does present some problems. Though it has a higher octane level than even high-test gas, ethanol contains somewhat less overall energy to the gallon, and the mileage it yields is up to 20% less...
...effects of a higher carbon dioxide level will not be known for ten to 20 years, Heinrich Holland, professor of Geology, said yesterday...
...found that the U.S. will have no growth at all. Elsewhere, performances will range from flat in Britain to a healthy 4.5% to 5% expansion in Japan. West Germany, Europe's trusty "locomotive," will slow to about 3%, while France will do well to reach 2.5%. Because of higher prices for oil, balance of payment deficits for the OECD countries will double, to $40 billion. Meanwhile, the combined surpluses of the OPEC cartel will also double, to $70 billion...