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...peak of affirmative action ended in the'70s. Colleges just are not making a substantialeffort to attract minorities anymore," Wilsonsaid...
...Western powers agreed to reduce the value of the dollar in concert, and thus try to undercut the U.S. trade deficit. In fact the dollar had already begun to decline, starting in February 1985, but the Plaza pact marked a commitment to continue the trend. From its February peak, the dollar fell by some 30% against other major currencies within 18 months...
...music is also incoporated into the lectures themselves. On Friday, Gingerich and Latham showed a real-time film of a total eclipse of the sun. After several moments of blackness, the sun began to peak out from behind the moon. Just as its light once again began to flicker, the opening guitar strains of The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" filtered across the room. As the sun once again enveloped the screen, George Harrison began singing and the students began applauding for a job well-done...
...August the U.S. jobless rate fell from 6.9% to 6.8%. It was the third successive monthly decline, and it brought the unemployment rate to its lowest level since January. The economists expect the jobless rate to hover around 6.7% through the end of 1987, far below the 9.7% peak reached...
...persistent trade deficit has several underlying causes. While the dollar has fallen from its peak by more than 40% against the Japanese yen, it has dropped just 6% in relation to the Taiwanese New Dollar and has actually risen 3% against the South Korean won. In addition, import prices have not risen nearly as much as they were expected to. Typically, when the dollar weakens, foreign manufacturers boost prices of products sold in the U.S. because the money they receive from American consumers is worth less when converted into other currencies. So far, though, prices of imports, not including fuel...