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...irritation aside, there seems to be something larger at stake: respect for books. And students do more than deface books; some go through bound volumes of magazines and rip out the articles that interest them. It is sad to think that the love of books is extinct at one of the most prestigious universities in the world...
...movie business. This year, though, Hollywood is sending up a happy howl over a quartet of surprise hits: Disney's man-meets-mermaid comedy Splash ($37.5 million in 31 days); Warners' tony Tarzan epic Greystoke ($14.8 million in ten days); Fox's distaff Raiders rip-off'Romancing the Stone (5/2.5 million in ten days); and a rowdy ensemble farce, Police Academy (an astonishing $30 million in its first 17 days). Herewith, reports on three new contenders and the reigning champ...
...extremely unfortunate that a few people in South House feel a need to violently rip posters from bulletin boards and doors. That this violence has been selectively and consistently aimed at those posters advertising Gay and Lesbian Awareness Day is regrettable beyond words...
...benefits for homeowners undercut their effectiveness. The truth is that none worked the magic its advocates had predicted. In some cases (urban renewal, for example) more harm than good may have been achieved. In others management proved a real problem. In still others, well-publicized abuses particularly rip--offs of poverty and housing programs, damaged the programs credibility. In others the unintended consequences of well-intended initiatives produced new problems...
...machines in all, if Congress would subsidize the gifts with increased tax credits. Legislation granting computer companies those tax breaks has been stalled in committee for two years, in part because of the efforts of Ohio Democrat Howard Metzenbaum, who labeled the bill a "rip...