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...more unfortunate results of the Reagan years is the growing deafness among Americans to the sound of the Presidential axe. Stunned by the harshness of the early Reagan budgets, the country has been unable to muster much opposition to successive plans, largely out of exhaustion. When the budget for fiscal years 1985 was released last week, attention focused on the ballooning government deficit and overlooked the guaranteed social inequality and demolished programs that can be expected from Administration policies...
...headquarters pointing with messianic fervor to a huge cross and boasting that he had won six of Grenada's last seven elections. U.S. officials concede that Washington would be highly embarrassed if democracy brought Sir Eric back to power. None of Gairy's political rivals, however, can muster much short-term confidence. Herbert Blaize, 65, leader of the Grenada National Party, maintains that "elections held too soon will not be a fair reflection of the will of the people." Chief Education Officer George Brizan, 41, is planning to form and lead the National Democratic Party, but its main...
...Louis does list what he believes are some concrete examples of current oppression. I would like to concentrate on an example he cites of the federal government's involvement in this oppression: the Reagan Administration's "attack" on affirmative action programs. If this policy is the best Louis can muster to support his assertion that the federal government is the chief oppressor of Black people, then I think we can safely conclude that, in this case as in so many others, Louis's appeals offer more to the emotions than the intellect...
...Hews ruled that Bouvia "does have the right to terminate her existence, but not .. . with the assistance of society." Three days later, Bouvia stopped drinking the liquid protein that was keeping her alive. Three days after that, although she struggled with all the strength her frail body could muster, an I.V. tube was inserted in her arm. It was replaced, on Christmas Day, with a nasogastric feeding tube. Since the force-feeding began, a 24-hour nurse and guard have been posted by her bed to prevent her from sabotaging the tubes. Bouvia's lawyers last week lost several...
...managers had impressive track records to back up their boasts. A survey by the Frank Russell Co., a pension-fund consulting firm, showed that over the past ten years, independent investment advisers have earned an average annual return of 12.6% on the money in their care, while banks could muster only 8.3%. As a result, the independents' share of the tax-exempt fund business, which includes pension and profit-sharing plans, has ballooned since 1975 from 20% to 37%, ahead of the banks' 35% and the insurance companies' 28%. Upstart independent firms Like Alliance Capital Management...