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...dollars, but it was hardly reflected in her life-style. Paint was peeling from her apartment walls. Bookcases were caked with dust. "She was a product of the Depression years," says Fay. Her father suffered substantial losses in the property market. "She felt she had to live on her meager pension and Social Security. She never spent any of it on herself." She kept some money in savings accounts, but Fay encouraged her to invest in money-market funds and tax-exempt bonds. By the early 1980s her cash flow from interest and dividends was more than...
...John Kennedy definitely got the picture and could see the importance of going into space with the goal of man's landing on the moon. Apparently House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Senator Bob Dole don't get the picture, as evidenced by their efforts to make cuts in the meager NASA budget in the Contract with America. A picture in the book The Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan, shows the earth as a tiny point of light that is barely visible among a sea of similar points of light, many of which are more visible and much brighter...
...Crimson showed persistence, determination, and a lot of endurance in its late showing. The ice women did not give up on the game, but with Cornell's (3-1-2) 44 shots on goal in comparison to Harvard's meager 18 attempts, there was little to be done...
...While the rules dictate that Harvard put 11 guys on the field at all times, the Crimson insists on using only 10 of them. Senior Rob Dlugos, junior Nate Storch and junior Rich Thomas have combined for a meager two carries--one for a touchdown--in seven games. The option for most teams consists of a triple threat, but Harvard reduces itself to a double. Think anyone is covering the fullback in the flat? Aside from Thomas's two receptions in the opening game. Crimson fullbacks have seen a ball about as often as the team has seen...
...market policy triggered an antiforeign backlash that could slow the flow of sorely needed money into the country. Overseas firms spent more than $1 billion to build new factories and facilities in India last year. While that was a big increase from $620 million the previous year, it remained meager compared with the $34 billion that China attracted in direct foreign investments...