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...girls as sisters and brothers." If we hope to fulfill his dream, if we want to counteract the conservative backlash that threatens our nation today, we must remember what King has taught us and follow his lead. Failure to recall his struggles and his vision will cause us to plummet inexorably to the base of the mountain, which next time we will have to ascend without his guidance...
...lure of fast cash is powerful in a county battered by 34% unemployment. Like other border areas, Starr depends on commerce with northern Mexico, and the peso's plummet has forced some stores to close. Yet overall retail sales are up 10%, and bank deposits have leaped 198% in five years -- a cash transfusion that Customs officials attribute to the dope flow. The new money, concedes Mayor Jose Saenz of Roma-Los Saenz, a border town of 3,700, "indirectly benefits us all." That touch of prosperity, according to Customs Agent D'Wayne Jernigan, has "created a wall of reluctance...
Sometimes, the excitement reaches a climax when the divers, long accustomed to risking vital limbs, climb to the top of the diving tower, jump off, plummet almost three stories, and penetrate the water below at a screaming 30 miles per hour. Completely naked...
When petroleum prices were doubling and redoubling during the 1970s, oil buyers wondered whether the increases would ever hit a ceiling. Last week the problem was reversed: as global prices continued to plummet, traders despaired about the lack of a firm floor. "The market is in a careening tailspin," said one Manhattan oil-futures analyst. Warned another: "Put on your hard hat. The sky is falling." The price for next month's delivery of West Texas Intermediate, a major U.S. crude, plunged $3.39 on Monday and Tuesday to $15.44 per bbl., its lowest point since 1979 and a nearly...
Shocked by the market's spasms the day after their remarks, OPEC delegates proceeded carefully. Instead of deciding to switch to free-for-all prices, the ministers appointed a committee to consider strategies. When the market continued to plummet, the ministers finally restored order by making soothing remarks. Said Alirio Parra, the chief adviser to Venezuela's oil minister: "We are astounded by the way the market has reacted." While individual members will no doubt continue to make under-the-table discounts, as they have for several years, no official price cuts are likely to come until the group meets...