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When the world's largest active volcano erupted for the first time in nine years, it did so with spectacular fury. Fountains of fiery lava shot 400 ft. into the air from the 1½-mile-wide crater at the summit of Mauna Loa (13,677 ft.). The lava spilled down blackened mountain slopes in thick rivers of gleaming marigold fire, looking demonically magical, an apprentice sorcerer's wish for gold gone awry. At week's end the menacing wall had oozed to within four miles of Hawaii's second-largest city, Hilo...
...case has received wide attention not only because New York City supports the nation's largest school system but because Alvarado is no ordinary educator. Eleven months ago, he became the city's first Hispanic chancellor, after working educational magic as superintendent of East Harlem's Spanish-speaking District 4, one of the city's poorest sections. In just a decade, Alvarado's energy and imagination improved student performance dramatically and attracted talented teachers. He became known as an administrator who made fast decisions and had little use for bureaucracy. The only serious reservation about...
...banking community, it was a close call. Argentina's largest private creditors are several New York banks, including Manufacturers Hanover ($1.3 billion on loan), Citicorp ($1.1 billion) and Chase Manhattan ($775 million). According to estimates by the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods investment firm, the missed payments on Argentine loans could have cut Manufacturers Hanover's expected earnings in the first quarter 28%, while Chase would have suffered a 12% decline and Citicorp a 7% dip. Many smaller banks outside New York would also have felt the pinch. Crocker National of San Francisco ($440 million on loan) faced an estimated...
...company's marketing strategy is to stress the reliability of its computers. Says Vice Chairman James Olson: "They are ideal for those applications where a few hours of down time can be catastrophic." Such uses could include airline-reservations systems and military operations. The largest of the six AT&T machines can continue running even while being repaired or tested...
...Wall Street, AT&T stock fell 12.5? a share, to $15.75, the day the machines were announced. Shares of IBM limbed $1.63 to $113.88, while those of Digital Equipment, the second largest computer maker, rose $3.75, to $91.25. Said a Digital spokesman of the challenge posed by the new AT&T products: "We are vigilant but not scared...