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...that, over the next five years, the number of workers who will choose to work beyond age 65 will be only about 200,000-7% of the workers of that age and a mere two-tenths of 1% of the entire labor force. But while the statistical impact may prove minimal, the psychological shifts may be considerable. On the one hand, the stultifying effect on younger workers who see their careers stalled indefinitely by senior workers clinging to their jobs could hinder creativity in industry. On the other, the lifting of unwanted retirement from the horizons of experienced workers could...
...Scarlet Knights, judging by their recent two-tenths of a second loss to San Diego Class lightweight champ Pennsylvania, should prove formidable adversaries, while Columbia (not quite the 'gem of the ocean') should not be a problem in the 2000-meter contest...
Jimmy Carter is the closest thing to a scientist we have had in the White House since Thomas Jefferson. It may yet prove to be both a strength and a handicap. He moves with ease in the world where there are immutable laws of action and response, where figures line up and yield answers without argument, without any need for cajolery and bourbon. Much of his trouble in the mystical arena of political leadership arises when he tries to apply these bloodless principles to human power and pride...
...chief became more popular, the mayor grew increasingly unhappy with him. Finally, Hongisto touched off a public feud by charging that Mayor Kucinich was pressuring him to do "unethical things." Kucinich retaliated by giving the police chief 30 hours in which to prove his charges and then fired Hongisto when he missed the deadline. Two hours later, Hongisto described in detail six abuses, among them an allegation that the mayor had obstructed his efforts to clean up the vice squad. Cried Kucinich: "He's concocting these stories so he can exit as a hero." Hongisto then proposed that...
...Marcos is trying to prove to his people that he stands up for nationalism against American colonialism," Jerome A. Cohen, associate dean of the Law School, said yesterday. Although he is making negative statements about the U.S. in his own country, Marcos is worried about losing American support, Cohen said...