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Earlier this year, political commentators laughed off Newi Gingrich's suggestion that homeless individuals could find upward mobility by acquiring laptops and joining the information age. Yet unlike most of the off-the-cuff comments which have cost the Speaker credibility over the past few months, this comment revealed part of the deeper structure of Republican plans for hegemony over the coming years. As the United States enters its post-industrial age, the conservative Congress is working hard to ensure continuing close ties with the builders of the information highway...
Network executives, while cautioning that it was too soon to tell, conceded that ABC might provide "make-goods" to sponsors who paid $225,000 per 30-sec. commercial in prime time. Said ABC Vice President George Newi: "If ratings are off significantly, we would probably take care of our customers. But an American hero in there would pick things...
...start to make ABC cheer. Said Newi: "I wouldn't call it an unmitigated disaster." Once the weather improved and strong U.S. contenders came onscreen, ABC no doubt would recoup. But the network last month agreed to pay a staggering $309 million to broadcast the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, Alta., vs. $91.5 million for the Sarajevo rights. That means expanding coverage or more than tripling advertising prices. The shaky push-off in Sarajevo may have been a cautionary indication that after the repeatedly profitable thrill of victory, one day there might come the agony of defeat...
There are two key races upon which the meet could hinge. One is the 440, where Dave Newi, Larry Repsher, and Don Kirkland will face Army's Jerry Garwick, who ran a 48.2 against Missouri. The second is the mile run, which pits Mark Mullin against Cadets Ted Benx and John Jones. Mullin beat them indoors, but they both beat him in the Indoor Heptagonals...
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