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And here, fund drive officials say, is where the momentum factor comes in. Because Harvard is currently conducting a special appeal for funds, it may use its elaborate solicitation mechanism, which includes 4000 alumni volunteers, to convince the other 53,000 Harvard graduates that, contrary to popular belief, they can...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: A Painful Tax Break | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

The huge ships, which can host at least 90 fighter-bombers, have tremendous striking power, can stay at sea for months and, according to one Navy study, could be knocked out of action only by six missile hits. But given the time they need in port for maintenance and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arming for the '80s | 7/27/1981 | See Source »

It is inevitable that Nanda should be expelled from this rarefied world. The occasion is the discovery of a novel she is writing. It is intended as a heroic celebration of God, with sundry evildoers redeemed at the climax by divine power. Alas, the manuscript, nowhere near completion, is found...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Vanished World | 7/13/1981 | See Source »

Just six months ago, Chrysler seemed headed for bankruptcy, with $1.7 billion in 1980 losses and no certainty that the Reagan Administration would answer the company's urgent pleas for $400 million in federal loan guarantees. Since then, Chrysler's sales have risen 23% over those of a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out of the Red? | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

In its pleas for aid, Poland has promised to slash its imports and divert products from domestic consumption to boost exports. Those pledges will be hard to fulfill in a country where sinking living standards have generated social upheaval. Shops already stock no rice, jam or fruit, except for apples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Further Perils for Poland | 6/15/1981 | See Source »

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