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Riding into this prickly cactus patch are Presidential Contenders Walter Mondale, Gary Hart and Jesse Jackson, for whom the May 5 caucuses loom as a High Noon. Actually, a more apt Texas metaphor for Hart might be the Alamo. Reeling from his defeats in Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and, last week, Missouri, he vowed to start winning again in the West. A bad loss in the Lone Star State could start the vultures circling. For Jackson, the state's large Hispanic vote tests his ability to make his "rainbow coalition" a bit less monochromatic than it has been...
...idea was inspired by the cards used on Jacquard looms to determine the designs in cloth. Said she: "The analytical engine weaves algebraic patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves...
...William Adams of George Washington University, three out of every four Grenadians would like their country to become part of the U.S. Some 60%, moreover, want Washington to increase the 275-strong American contingent that maintains order on the island. Yet behind the Spice Island's extravagant gratitude loom problems for the U.S. To justify its "rescue mission" internationally, Washington must show that it can restore democracy to the island, then withdraw its troops before the good will wears thin. Governor-General Sir Paul Scoon is Grenada's largely ceremonial leader, but the island has been run since...
...definite problem areas loom high, namely the availability of parking and affordable housing. Low-cost housing is already a problem in East Cambridge--where the median family income is $15.929, compared to $28.278 in the Harvard area...
...question of the moment, however, is how much longer the Soviets will be able to impose a bland countenance on their leader's absence. Important public events continue to loom in Moscow, including a semiannual Central Committee plenum that is held in late November or early December. That closed-door session is traditionally followed by a highly publicized meeting of the country's Supreme Soviet, which is normally announced 30 days in advance. Failure to hold those events on schedule would cause muffled embarrassment in the Kremlin, and further uncertainty about the Kremlin abroad. -By George Russell. Reported...