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...feat which would undoubtedly assure the President a coronation in November. The Soviets understandably are hedging their bets, stalling until they know exactly with whom they must deal for the next four years. They also have some major house-cleaning to do at home: as Pipes notes, "their largest problem right now is not our election, but a crisis of leadership in Moscow...
...thousand seventy-two students listed Social Analysis 10 formerly Economics 10, on their study cards, making it again the largest fall course...
There was mild optimism two years ago, when scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test crept up a notch. Now the optimism has risen to a higher pitch: SAT averages for last June's crop of high school seniors made their largest combined gain since 1963. That was the year the scores began a decline lasting nearly two decades. Out of a possible 800, math results climbed by 3 points, to 471; verbal averages were up by 1, to 426. Says George Hanford, president of the College Entrance Examination Board, which sponsors the test: "We seem to have turned...
...largest operators, Treasure Salvors of Florida, uses a specially designed high-speed magnetometer. Because it can move four times as fast as a normal instrument, the company has been able to cover 240,000 smiles of seabed with unusual speed and thoroughness...
America's largest minority seeks roles and role models...