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What a charming spot for a renaissance of old values. There are little green islands on the lake. An elegant white house sits at the base of a rock cliff on the western shore. In the evening, frogs croak, crickets chirp, and the freight trains of the Canadian National Railway clatter by on the way to Montreal, the loonlike hoot of the locomotive echoing in the woods as if rushing back in time...
Only too aware of the rumblings, Reagan endeavored to shore up his right flank. Speaking in Hartford to a convention of the Knights of Columbus, the Roman Catholic fraternal organization, he reaffirmed his support for constitutional amendments that would outlaw abortion and permit group prayer in public schools. Said Reagan to a standing ovation: "This national tragedy of abortion on demand must...
...shore up profits, Exxon is slimming down its work force, which has swelled 28% since 1972, to 180,000. Within the past few weeks, some 30,000 employees in the U.S. have received letters from management offering them cash incentives to quit their jobs. The company will not reveal the exact terms of the golden handshake deals, but range from a few months' pay for relatively new workers to full pension benefits and generous bonuses for those nearing retirement. Insiders say that management's goal is to trim the staff by 15%. Supervisors have warned their workers that...
...before the highly publicized trial began last year. The doctors and the nurse were attending a party at the apartment of another BWH staff member the night of the incident. According to court testimony, the doctors carried the victim to a car and drove to Letkowitz's North Shore cottage where they raped...
...lately, the poll shows, he is thought to be doing somewhat better on the job. This perception apparently stems from the exposure he got on his trip abroad and his overtures to the Soviet Union about starting disarmament talks. The President has also worked hard in recent months to shore up his support among conservatives at home...