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...point, the participants took comfort from a specially commissioned poll, which reported that an overwhelming 90% of Americans already believe the economy is headed in the wrong direction and 87% acknowledge that drastic, possibly painful steps must be taken to correct the situation. Nonetheless, there was at least one hint that the message of cooperation and joint solutions may not be getting across. Despite repeated invitations, only three middle-ranking labor representatives bothered to attend the conference...
...indeed seem to have substance. Not much even on the nuclear scale, perhaps only one ten-thousandth of the mass of the electron, but big enough to stir the world of physics. If his results are right, they may help explain the sun's puzzling behavior and perhaps hint at the universe's ultimate fate...
Many CCA leaders agree that condo owners are likely to swell their ranks--some hint that may be one reason the group, which has strongly favored rent control, has been less fervent in its efforts to halt condominium conversion. But should it gain many fiscally conservative members, the CCA could change dramatically, just as it swung to the left in recent years. Municipal spending and its effect on city tax rates will dominate city politics during this decade, along with the older issues of preserving ethnic and income diversity in the city, and tailoring development to meet the needs...
Given Khomeini's hint, the U.N. initiative might be revived, but it remained unclear what visitors the militants would permit. They allowed three American clergymen to hold Easter services for some of the hostages, but they feared that emotional reunions between the hostages and their families might furnish propaganda for the U.S. At week's end the Iranian government was trying to make arrangements for visits by the International Red Cross...
Elliot said the occultation was anticipated, but Marsden said the accuracy of the predictions was "chancy." Because of the great distances of the occulted stars, predicting occultations is difficult, Marsden said, adding, "This is the first time there has been hint of success...