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Moreover, economists discern some trends that could change the coast-vs.- heartland pattern. The big jump in defense spending that has benefited coastal states more than inland ones is over. Falling oil prices seem likely to help fuel-burning industries in the Midwest even more than they hurt the fuel- producing states. Says Robert Z. Lawrence of the Brookings Institution: "The one thing you learn when you look at regional developments is how transitory they...
...safety on the highways, "buckle up" may no longer be sound advice in every situation. When the National Transportation Safety Board began an investigation in 1984 on seat-belt performance, a surprising pattern emerged: backseat passengers who had used lap belts suffered more serious and fatal injuries in head-on collisions than did those with no restraints at all. The NTSB has called on the Department of Transportation to require shoulder harnesses in the backseats of new cars, a regulation that could take effect by the end of the year...
...meetings of this kind, teachers and students do not negotiate. Of course there is an exchange of experiences, but it is impossible to apply those in a pattern-like manner. I think that many things we do in this country Gorbachev cannot accept, which is quite understandable. The conditions and possibilities of the Soviet Union are quite different from ours. I can definitely say the Soviets understand and appreciate that we search for new solutions to present problems. I would like to single out our system of economic management, which I would describe as a socialist planned economy that pays...
...European friend had refused to admit that there was a pattern of terrorism until Reagan's incident came up. But when our discussion led to the question "Should the U.S. have acted?" I lost my newly gained European posture. I realized I was on the fence. Yes, they should have. No, they shouldn't have. Just as Reagan appeared to be frustrated into acting, I was frustrated because I was looking only towards the end of terrorism, while my friend was interested only in finding a means for achieving this...
...handle student protests, Bok has carefully consolidated his power and built up his own administrative structure. That administration has seen the power of the student protest movement erode, the development of an impotent student government that is an object of ridicule, and a return to a more paternal pattern of government...