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...itself to mathematical proofs, and social, or "soft," scientists such as sociologists, psychologists and political scientists, whose work involves speculation about human motives and mixes subjective evaluation with fact. A political scientist, for example, cannot prove mathematically that Hitler's political regime was an inevitable consequence of Germany's post-World War I disarray, but he can make a pretty good case. Nevertheless, claim hard-liners, softies often resort to equations and logarithmic curves to try to prove such points, thereby not only confusing their own issues but also traducing the methods of pure science...
...Crimson--which finished with a 21-3-2 record--compiled the best winning percentage of any post-World War II Harvard hockey team and tallied first in only 15 of its 26 contests...
...East Germans insisted that the policy was intended to crack down on suspected terrorists. The Western powers, however, concluded that the ploy was a new attempt by the Soviet-backed East Germans to alter the unique post-World War II status of Berlin. In the past, foreign diplomats entering or leaving the East sector of the city had only to flash a red identity card issued by the East Germans. By requiring passports rather than cards, the East Germans apparently hoped to establish that the Berlin Wall is an international border --in direct contravention of postwar agreements...
...sure, the surge in trendy children's goods is part of a broader prosperity in the baby business. The post-World War II baby-boom generation is now passing through its peak childbearing years; between 1980 and 1984, the number of American children under age five grew from 16.3 million to 17.8 million. The increase has brought good times for most children's clothing manufacturers, including traditional leaders like Wisconsin-based Oshkosh B'Gosh (1985 sales: $162 million). Demand for products like its sturdy overalls has almost doubled in the past two years...
...annual session closed, the dollar plunged to another post-World War II low against the yen, a disappointment to Japanese businessmen...