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...Huskies--one of the East Coast's premier teams--are eager for a repeat performance, particularly since the victorious Northeastern men's team is smugly putting the pressure on them...
...Crimson aquamen rebounded from a disappointing defeat incurred by Princeton's tempestuous Tigers to swamp the nation's premier squad, Indiana...
...that they would have to operate under market conditions. Last year government payments for public sector deficits accounted for one-third of the national budget and were a major factor in the soaring inflation rate. To raise foreign exchange, eliminate shortages and speed up both production and investment, the Premier opened up hitherto closed sectors of the economy to foreign investors with a built-in guarantee against nationalization. The Turkish petroleum company lost its exclusive exploration rights, and restrictions against branch offices for foreign banks were lifted...
...Kechrid accused Libya of launching the attack in an attempt to overthrow ailing President Habib Bourguiba, 76. Though he did not mention Tunisia's oil-rich eastern neighbor by name, Kechrid clearly had Libya in mind when he denounced "a neighboring state specializing in this kind of operation." Premier Hedi Nouira also accused Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi of "a diabolic plot" to make it appear that Algeria was responsible for the attack. The Tunisians expelled the Libyan ambassador and withdrew their own envoy from Tripoli, a move just short of breaking diplomatic relations...
...reign was the public disgrace of her husband Prince Bernhard, whose role in the Lockheed bribery scandal was exposed in 1976. Like other crises, the Lockheed affair brought out the iron in Juliana's character. "Mammie," as the family calls her, fought like a lioness with then Premier Joop den Uyl, threatening to abdicate on the spot if her husband were subjected to the humiliation of a public trial. After an official investigation, Den Uyl agreed to drop the matter on the condition that Bernhard resign from all official duties...