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Such contingency plans will do nothing, of course, to cure the fundamental ills of the world economy. Said De Vries: "We cannot solve the enormous debt problem until there is a robust recovery in the major industrial countries." The U.S., all TIME's economists agreed, will have to lead the way. -By Charles P. Alexander
What is more, the U.S. savings rate has increased sharply: in the third quarter it stood at 7% of income, vs. 6.4% a year earlier and only 5.8% in 1980. In more robust times, that would be welcome news indeed. It would mean that more money could go into the building of plants to create jobs, the answer to the Reagan Administration's dream...
Despite the financial community's reaction to individual stocks, sales for the industry are still robust. Video games have been among the bestselling items this season in the face of generally flabby retail sales. Says Leisure Industries Analyst David Londoner of Wall Street's Wertheim & Co.: "We don't think the market for cartridges will peak until 1984 or 1985." But Londoner adds, "I don't think the stock market will continue to be enraptured by video games." While millions of Americans will still be looking for a Donkey Kong or Frogger game under their trees...
...Darci Kistler, 18. "What can I call Darci?" he muses. "She is a very close friend, a girl who is focused and dedicated. I like that in people." His leisure time is limited to an occasional Jeep ride to a hilltop aerie he owns in Connecticut. He takes a robust pleasure in spending his "low six figure" income: "It's my only frivolous side. I buy a picture and then say, 'Sorry, Con Ed.' If I had money I would fill my walls with Ernst, Klee and Kandinsky...
...Harvard men of the 1880s who wanted to look dapper for their home town sweethearts, an Ulster Coat imported from London was de rigeur at $12.00. Those of robust constitutions travelling short distances could opt to dash home through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh rented from Blake, Hack, and Livery Stable complete with lap robe and whip...