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...others. Hence it is to be feared that European governments will succumb to the temptation at the Versailles summit to mask their own economic failures by launching massive attacks against the U.S. policy of high-interest rates. It is therefore not necessary to possess the gift of foresight to predict that the meeting of the leaders of the seven most important democratic industrial nations will again end with wordy and reassuring declarations of intent, instead of with clear and forward-looking decisions...
Republican Richard Lugar of Indiana, sponsor of the Senate bill, insists that it will produce 400,000 new housing starts and provide 700,000 jobs. Most experts, however, predict that the measure will create, at best, a few thousand more homes. Even the National Association of Realtors, which would benefit from the bill, doubts that the program would work. Said Jack Carlson, chief economist for the trade group: "Getting down the deficit is the only solution...
...process, Lilly has embarked upon a three year, 1,600-patient study. A number of researchers doubt, however, that Oraflex is unique in its action on macrophages. Pfizer Medical Director Dr. John Jefferis maintains, "Feldene does everything benoxaprofen does." Says Dr. Frederic McDuffie of the Arthritis Foundation: "I would predict that whatever effect you could get with benoxaprofen you also could get with aspirin, if you gave enough...
Some physicians remain cautious about the ultimate potential of computer colleagues. Says Stanford Oncology Fellow Bob Carlson: "My reaction is mixed. The system is very good for data gathering, but for its recommendations of drugs and treatments, it's in its infancy." But knowledgeable physicians predict that consultation by diagnostic computers will soon be widespread. Sums up Szolovits: "The computer doesn't get tired, and it doesn't forget things." Or, one assumes, play golf every Wednesday afternoon...
McMahon will almost certainly be confirmed by the Senate. Hearings are expected to begin later this month, with a vote likely by early June. If McMahon clashes repeatedly with Casey, observers predict, he is independent enough to follow Inman's footsteps-right out the door. Said one former CIA official: "He's nobody's patsy. He has his pension and can leave when he likes...