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...institutions that had evolved during the postwar prosperity. Power had become more concentrated in large corporations, labor unions and lobbying groups ranging from the Gray Panthers in the U.S. to the National Federation of Farmers' Unions in France. Explains Economist Mancur Olson of the University of Maryland: "In stable, democratic societies, special-interest groups accumulate over time, and they push to raise prices, wages or government spending. They can only serve their member by trying to win a larger slice of the social pie." In aiming to shield themselves from inflation, such groups perpetuate...
When the door to the sparse jury room slammed shut on Friday afternoon, this complex task seemed overwhelming. The psychiatrists who had testified for the prosecution and defense seemed to contradict one another totally. Said Maryland Copelin, 50, who works in a school cafeteria: "If the expert psychiatrists could not decide whether the man was sane, then how are we supposed to decide...
...Conference Board, a New York City-based business research organization, reports that its widely watched index of consumer confidence advanced in May for the second month in a row. Said the Board: "Consumers have clearly turned more confident about the future course of the economy." The University of Maryland reported that its semiannual consumer survey showed that a surprising 39% of the public felt their personal finances would be better off a year from now, while only 14% thought they would be worse off. A large 41% believed they would be about the same...
...Ranch, proves too proper for the columnists, the author steps in with scattershot malice. He tells Women's Wear Daily that Actress Alexis Smith, star of the national touring company, "can't carry a tune in a goddamn sack." The antics end at a sad and quiet Maryland retreat, "where they teach you not to drink whisky...
During that week, Harvard upset Upenn, who will be seeded first in this weekend's tourney, by a score of 8-7, and knocked off the tournament's fifth seed, Maryland...