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...response to these atrocities, the world bellowed a thunderous silence Memory, it seems, is blessedly short-lived. That the general public scarcely recognizes these horrors attests to a frightfully pervasive apathy and myopia where terror and outrage ought to prevail...
...Princeton does prevail, the Crimson could still triumph in the singles competition. Boyum is ranked number one in the competition. He's still sailing high after winning the prestigious Cowles Cup earlier in the season for which he had to beat teammate Jernigan in the finals to win. Jernigan and Boyum have been switching back and forth in the one and two positions, though Boyum has kept a firm grasp for the past three weeks...
...this, Aspen needs to convince itself that its old ways will no longer work. "Greed dominates the town. There was an arrogance toward tourists that used to prevail," said Thomas Richardson, the former president of the Aspen Skiing Corp. "People put their heads in the sand and said, 'We're the best.' Suddenly, we're not No. 1 any more. Now Aspen has a reputation as a rip-off community." The town's troubles are not likely to lead to a bust similar to the one Aspen experienced after Congress repealed the Sherman Silver-Purchase...
Reagan's battle is being waged on three fronts: reviving the economy, dealing with a divided Congress and restoring his deteriorating popularity. These goals are related. For him to prevail in Congress, he must improve his public standing. That, in turn, will require him to convince the nation that the economy, as he said twice in his address, "is on the mend." He carried that theme to Boston, and he will take it this week to Missouri and Maryland. He has reason to be hope ful. Last week it was announced that the index of leading economic indicators rose...
...raised. Republicans Robert Dole of Kansas, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Barber Conable of New York, a tax expert in the House, put their opposition on the record last week. Many Congressmen and Senators also feel that a plan to raise taxes only if certain conditions prevail is inadequate. They will propose a surcharge that would take effect in late 1985, come what...