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...mile-wide heart of Colorado is stunningly scenic, generally prosperous and traditionally Republican: the Fifth District has never sent a Democrat to the House. The apparent hopelessness of Democratic Challenger Tom Cronin's cause seemed underscored last week when Republicans leaked a poll from July showing that two-term Incumbent Congressman Ken Kramer was ahead by a margin of better than...
...facility in the U.S. Estimates of the island's geothermal potential range up to 3,000 megawatts, nearly twice the whole state's present electric-power consumption. The further development of new geothermal sources would be spurred if engineers could design a cable to span the 26-mile, 7,000-ft.-deep Alenuihaha Channel between Hawaii and the other islands to permit the export of electricity...
...before for an Atlantic crossing in the smallest boat. Ashby Harper, 65, an Albuquerque headmaster, became the oldest person to swim the English Channel. "I think my swim shows that there are plenty of things people can do when they are over 65," said Harper, who made the 30-mile swim in 13 hr. 52 min. As it turned out, Harper shared the chilly waters with Cindy Nicholas, 24, a Canadian lawyer who set a world record for the fastest two-way crossing...
...much to fear if De la Madrid fails to revive Mexico's financial fortunes. Economic chaos in a country that has a 2,000-mile-long open border with the U.S. would inevitably cause problems for the American economy. Warns Rimmer de Vries, chief international economist of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.: "Mexico and the U.S. are so thoroughly integrated that we have to consider it financially a part...
...Lopez is one of a record number of illegal immigrants pouring daily across the 2,000-mile-long U.S.-Mexican border in search of new jobs and new lives. Before the recent economic troubles began, there was a steady stream of aliens entering the U.S. from Mexico. Now this stream has become a flood that is deeply disturbing U.S. labor leaders, who fear that the new arrivals will accept low wages and take jobs from American workers at a time of high unemployment. More than half a million Mexicans made the crossing in 1981, and border police expect a much...