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...latest of these follows the time-honored maxim that you can sell anything to Americans if you can convince them that it will make them more sexually appealing. The most recent series of magazine ads shows a pair of beautiful men or women discussing the attractive aspects of their newest romantic prospect, especially his or her taste in scotch...
JUST in case you wondered what the Pentagon could ever possibly do to top the $600 hammer, the New York Times ran a front-page story on April 9 about the Navy's newest and most advanced submarine defense system--the bottlenosed dolphin. In a clandestine program expanded under the Reagan Administration, the U.S. Navy has spent close to $30 million over the past four years trying to put these highly intelligent marine mammals to military...
...compromise may be possible. Democrats initially resisted Bush's demand that employers be allowed to pay their newest employees a subminimum, so- called training wage of $3.35 during their first six months on the job. The House acquiesced but set a two-month limit on the training wage. If the Senate extends the subminimum to three months, Bush may decide to go along with a higher rate than he originally proposed...
Such spin-offs from the parent dictionary are, for the moment, purely speculative. Similarly, it will be at least 18 months before anyone can buy the OED2 in computer form. A laser-disc version of the first OED, however, with software less powerful than the newest Waterloo innovations, has been commercially available for the past year...
Senior goaltender Kelly Dermody, also first-team All-Ivy last year, will be a main factor in keeping the opponent's scoring low this year. The newest goalie addition, freshman Sarah Leary, may not see a lot of varsity action this season, but should be ready to fill the nets in Dermody's stead next year...