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Another goal seemingly in reach for the Crimson is an NCAA Tournament appearance. Last year, Harvard beat Maryland--the eventual tournament champion--in the regular season, but never got a chance to prove that that victory was no fluke. Because it didn't win the Ivy League title, the Crimson wasn't invited to the tournament...
...specifics that HHS outlined are useful. The policy focuses on the school system but defers to state and local school boards "along with families, community and parent groups" on the content of AIDS education. The plan calls for a national media campaign as well as aggressive efforts to reach high-risk groups, and encourages the creation of special programs for black and Hispanic youth, who are considered to be particularly at risk. In fiscal 1987 the Government will spend $79.5 million on AIDS education, more than double last year's outlay. But as last week's controversial and hesitant recommendations...
...golden parachutes -- those infamously generous severance packages, sometimes running to millions of dollars, guaranteed in a hostile takeover. Now, more and more firms are offering similar, if more modest, payoffs to their rank and file who might lose their jobs in a takeover. Dubbed "tin parachutes," the payments sometimes reach 250% of an employee's annual salary. Webb Bassick, a partner at Hewitt Associates, a consulting firm, estimates that as many as 15% of all large public companies have such packages. Among them are Mobil, America West Airlines and Diamond Shamrock, an oil conglomerate. Says Bassick: "It's refreshing...
...think that history can be foretold by studying the patterns of the past. Still, the rhythms of change in the past century have displayed uncanny regularity. Schlesinger's theory, inherited in part from his father, is that people have absorbed their formative political values by the time they reach age 18 or so. Ronald Reagan reached that age during the years of Calvin Coolidge, whose portrait now hangs in the Cabinet room in the White House. John Kennedy came of age with the New Deal and World War II. Says Schlesinger: "In general, we have 30-year cycles based...
...meantime, the uproar over the tax proposal has paralyzed the Diet. Last week, nearly two months behind schedule, the Diet's Budget Committee finally opened debate on the budget for the new fiscal year that begins April 1. But legislators will probably be unable to reach agreement before they recess to campaign in the local elections. Meanwhile, the Diet will be required to pass a provisional budget to pay the government's bills...