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Tamed years ago by the building of Ross Barnett Dam and Reservoir four miles north of Jackson, Miss., the Pearl River has been a placid, peaceful stream. But last week unwary residents along its banks scrambled to get out of the way of its onrushing water. In some of Jackson's finest neighborhoods, owners of $100,000 to $200,000 homes frantically heaved furniture and other possessions onto their rooftops as the river spilled 25 ft. over flood stage and lapped at the eaves. Residents in boats actually had to look down at nearly submerged street signs to know...
Unfortunately, the solutions Galbraith generates from his new theory are not as convincing as his critique of old theories. He argues the only way to break the "equilibrium of poverty" accommodation produces is to aid those few people who are the least placid about their poverty, the least willing to accommodate. Facilitating escape from poverty is just as crucial to Galbraith as breaking accommodation. Education is the best way to show people alternatives to their miserable lives, and it also gives them tools needed when they manage to escape poverty. But without a means to escape, the desire...
...example, Las Vegas, Lake Havasu City Ariz., and Palm Springs, Calif.- with the bus traveling at night. However, the company has lined up 18 charters for events like the Calgary, Alta., Stampede in July, the Superbowl in Pasadena, Calif, next January and the Winter Olympics in February at Lake Placid, N.Y., where local housing has already been rented in advance at astronomical prices. Other future charters mclude a seven-day tour of Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park in Utah in September, a week's tour of the Grand Canyon in August, and next month, a rock group...
Harvard fans can expect a more thrilling contest Friday night. Last night's match was so placid that the Band asked the crowd, "Excuse me, where are the psychology stacks...
...first six games. The man needs just 19 points to move into the number three position in Harvard career scoring, surpassing such stars as David Hynes '73, Randy Roth '75, and Bob McManama '73. And then, hopefully, George will play for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team at Lake Placid...