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Federal bailouts of near bankrupt companies were all but unheard of prior to 1970. Since then there have been several examples of last-minute largesse from Uncle Sam. Among the most spectacular cases...
...some 20% of heart attack victims, death comes without any previous warning. Fixx, however, appears to have had some warning signals. A few days before his death, he complained to a fellow runner of exhaustion. "Tremendous fatigue often occurs prior to a heart attack," says Sheehan. More important, Fixx told his family that he felt a tightness in his throat while running. This, says Winslow, was probably angina, a telltale sign of coronary trouble. Though commonly described as a gripping pain in the chest, angina can occur anywhere from the nose to the navel. Usually it occurs in the same...
...like the House subcommittee's. What appears to concern Weinberger most is not the report itself, but rather the public airing of soiled Pentagon linen. This, despite the claim of Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo (D-N.Y.) that the report had been "sanitized" by Defense officials prior to its release...
While the goalie who led them to that triumph could not make the Olympics because of a prior commitment to a team in France, his replacement is just as capable Number one, Albert Rust, led the team through the Olympic qualifying rounds. In six games he allowed only three goals, giving his team the edge it needed to move through the tournament undefeated and establish itself as one of the early favorites to bring home the gold...
...Government considers aliens from most Central American countries economic refugees, thus not eligible for justified asylum. However, the House of Representatives last week passed the Simpson-Mazzoli immigration bill, which would offer amnesty to aliens who have lived continuously in the U.S. prior to Jan. 1, 1982. This bill must be reconciled with the Senate version, which would establish a date several years earlier. According to John Fife, a leader in the sanctuary movement, this legislation would single out those people who do not qualify under the new guidelines - and also those who offer them shelter. "The U.S. Immigration...