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Nicole van den Thillart, 35, was a part-time social worker in the Dutch city of Utrecht until she decided to focus all of her energies on her studies in psychology and motor therapy. But she cannot find a job, even as an ordinary nurse in a psychiatric ward. "The crucial thing is to maintain a disciplined life," Van den Thillart says. "So, I make a program for every new day: get up at a certain time, do this, do that. I keep telling myself I will get a job, I am going to make...
...state-run supply system on the verge of collapse, most Poles must turn to alternate sources for food and other scarce items. Those with friends or relatives abroad may get some of what they need via parcel post. Others resort to barter: a mechanic might trade two quarts of motor oil to a salesgirl for a pound of coffee; in Silesia, the miners are reportedly trading coal to farmers for meat. For exorbitant prices, or hard Western currency, almost anything can be gotten on the black market. Sample prices: blue jeans, $180; one pint of vodka...
...fact, even business groups are concerned that the slackening of federal consumer protections, and the end of many product safety standards, will mean an increase in individual lawsuits, particularly in the area of product liability. Says Nashville Attorney James Neal, who represented the Ford Motor Co. in damage suits resulting from the design of the firm's Pinto: " I don't think there is anything unfair in the concept of a national agency setting national standards for a product. I would hate to see the policing of industries done through tort [personal injury] suits, because you get such...
...round. After winning four of the first five rounds by jabbing Sugar Ray Leonard to death, Tommy Hearns has taken a terrific beating in the sixth and seventh stanzas. The bell rings, bringing an end to Leonard's assault. Tommy Hearns turns and starts towards his corner. But the Motor City Cobra looks more like a newborn gazelle as he wobbles to his stool. Depression...
Japan's Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. last year sold 1.5 million cars and trucks in 130 countries under the name Datsun. Now, in a move that has stunned its dealers around the world, the company has decided to phase out the Datsun nameplate by the end of 1983 as part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration. After that, Datsun cars will be called Nissan, just as they now are in Japan...