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...ORDER: this term is used to stress the need for greater protection against violent crime. The expression was made popular by ex-President Richard M. Nixon and resurrected by Vice President George Bush. Nixon used the term "law and order" to create fear of race riots, rather than addressing the deep social problems--such as poverty and urban decay--that helped cause the riots. George Bush also used the issue of "law and order" for cheap political advantage. Bush fomented racial hatred and planted the seeds of terrifying nightmares of evil black rapists climbing in the windows of suburban homes...
...general fitness, recreation and sociability. But many of the handicapped need more than a pastime. For them, every obstacle hurdled is a measure of self-respect, competence and independence. Zoe Koplowitz, 40, has multiple sclerosis, yet she completed her first marathon this month. Her time in the New York race: 19 hr. 15 min. To prepare for running, she attended dance classes to develop a rhythmic gait, then took lessons in aikido to learn how to get up after a fall. The effort was worth it, says Koplowitz. "Now, every time I put my foot on the pavement...
Johnston is also running a highly visible race for majority leader in an election to be held next Tuesday. His prospects are impossible to determine -- the ballot is secret and double crosses are common. But even if he loses to George Mitchell or Daniel Inouye, the other contenders, Johnston's opinions on a range of issues are significant. As a Southern moderate, Johnston is the kind of Senator Bush needs if his programs are to have any hope of passage. And unawed as he is by Bush, Johnston fairly reflects the mood of Congress. "Bush should consider the possibility that...
DISASTER AT SILO 7 (ABC, Nov. 27, 9 p.m. EST). A mishap at a U.S missile base threatens the Texas countryside with nuclear nightmare; Michael O'Keefe and Dennis Weaver race to save...
...Center for High Energy Physics, as its Texas boosters want to call it -- would attract the best experimental physicists in the world, with their attendant prestige. More important, it would give its home state a major economic boost. The machine's tunnel, a ring through which subatomic particles would race at nearly the speed of light, is to be 150 ft. underground and 53 miles in circumference; building it and the lab's 20 buildings could provide jobs for an estimated 4,000 construction workers. The completed facility is expected to employ 2,200 scientists and engineers, as well...