Word: minority
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...cutbacks in domestic spending are anything but minor. The President proposes to wipe out completely a wide range of federal programs. The Interstate Commerce Commission, the Small Business Administration and subsidies to Amtrak form just a small part of the hit list. Reagan would also sell to private investors a clutch of federal assets, including Government petroleum reserves and five federal electric-power facilities...
...feel awful! Can I stay home from school?" In the old days, mothers could indulge plaints of colds and other minor ills with plenty of chicken soup and tlc. But in an era of two-income families, few parents can afford to skip work every time Junior comes down with a real or imaginary malady. This dilemma has spawned a new type of day-care facility for children with mild illnesses. More than three dozen of these so-called sniffle centers have opened for business around the U.S., often bearing names right out of A.A. Milne, like Wheezles and Sneezles...
LISZT: Sonata in B Minor; Two Legends; The Blessing of God in Solitude. Francois-Rene Duchable, piano (Erato; LP or CD). Franz Liszt, the archetypal piano virtuoso, wrote only one sonata for his instrument, but what a sonata it is! Bril liant, bombastic, tender, devilishly diffi cult, structurally innovative, the nearly half-hour work is the summa of romantic piano technique, and every modern pianist must test his mettle with it to claim Liszt's mantle. Most opt for a straightforward, flashy approach, hoping to conquer the piece by sheer dexterity. Duchable, a young Frenchman with an especially rich tone...
...Goodman, clarinet, with Leon Pommers, piano, and the Berkshire String Quartet (Musicmasters; 2 LPs). The King of Swing's classical recording career dates back to 1938, when he recorded the Mozart Clarinet Quintet with the Budapest String Quartet. These performances of the Brahms Clarinet Quintet and Trio in A Minor, Beethoven's Op. 11 Trio for piano, clarinet and cello, and Weber's Clarinet Quintet, which date from about 25 years ago, are | distinguished by Goodman's bright, bracing tone and fleet fingerwork. Although the clarinet naturally predominates, Goodman hands off the musical lines just as deftly...
...time, or 6 a.m. in Urumqi. Summer travelers to Xinjiang found themselves sitting down to dinner when it was officially 10 p.m., though the sun had not set. The Muslim majority in the province, however, has been agitating for more autonomy, and the time change is seen as a minor concession to their demands. As for other distant reaches of China, well, they must continue to ignore the celestial evidence and abide by Peking's version of the time...