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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Finally, raise the excise tax on gasoline. A 25 cents-per-gal. hike would raise about $25 billion a year -- but would still price our gasoline at well under half what it costs throughout Europe and Japan. When the U.S. was a net oil exporter and the world's dominant economic force, we could afford to be cavalier about cheap gasoline. But we're now in debt up to our eyeballs, and we're back to severe dependence on imported...
CAPTION: Yen per dollar...
When they tune in to the likes of G.I. Joe, Smurfs and Thundercats, young television viewers are pelted with pitches for everything from plastic aircraft carriers to presweetened cereals. To control the clutter, Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill restricting commercials to 12 min. per hr. on weekday kids' shows and to 10 1/2 min. on weekends. The measure, aimed at reimposing limits dropped by the Federal Communications Commission in 1984, also required broadcasters to air educational programs for children...
Kicking Game: Scott Walton has an average foot. His longest boot of the year went for 33 yards, not exactly an earth-shattering kick. Todd Cowan does a decent job as the Eli punter, averaging 32.4 yards per kick...
Kicking Game: Alan Hall will be remembered as the man who kicked a pair of 47-yd. field goals against Boston University three weeks ago, not as the man who is averaging 30.2 yards per punt. If the game is close in the late going. Coach Joe Restic will not hesitate to use The Blond Bomber from long range...