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Denver's season turned around on a 21-14 loss in Buffalo that left the Broncos' record a meager 4-3-1. "I've never been the kind who's been a verbal leader," said Elway, 27, "but I guess I'm going to have to say something." He called the team to order. "I was so disgusted with the way I played in that game. The effort just wasn't there. I decided that my life in football is too short not to enjoy it. Every game should be fun, and when you're having fun, you play your...
...economists acknowledged that consumers have become more subdued since the crash; the Commerce Department reported last week that retail sales in November were up a meager .2% from the previous month. But the forecasters felt confident that other sources of growth besides consumer spending would power the economy in 1988. In particular, the experts were convinced that the falling dollar, by making American products cheaper, will fuel a continuing surge in U.S. exports...
Although the meager results on substantive issues hardly justified the excitement and euphoria that surrounded last week's summit, what really mattered -- and captured the public imagination -- was the personal accord and the images of friendliness that pervaded the event. In diplomacy, especially in the age of television, the perception that tensions have been reduced tends to mean that tensions have in fact been reduced. What happened in Washington last week is that the perceptions changed measurably -- and for the better -- on both sides. This was true for the delighted Washington bystanders who had their hands pumped by Gorbachev...
...limited hours. From hiding, election officials fired off defiant messages. But the activity could not disguise the deep psychic toll taken by the election-day violence that left at least 50 people dead and dozens wounded last week. In Port-au-Prince, the capital, hundreds of Haitians packed their meager belongings and fled to the countryside. At the Basilica Notre Dame, the usual crowd of devout worshipers was missing. Instead, a few beggars haunted the steps. It was as if Haitians had lost their faith even in prayer...
...companies may be playing a losing game, and for high stakes. In the past year, many have watched their business stagnate, as past hit toys lost their novelty but few new ones seemed to capture shoppers' imaginations. Sales this year are expected to grow a meager 3.4%, compared with an average of nearly 6% over the past three years. The price of some toy stocks tumbled more than 40% in October, further than the shares of any other industry. Such leading firms as Mattel, Coleco and Worlds of Wonder all posted larger losses than usual in the normally slow first...