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Those hardest hit by unemployment--the lower-middle and lower classes and minorities--have received another clear message of betrayal. The cancellation of billions of dollars worth of social programs to alleviate suffering and give deprived groups a chance for betterment dramatizes the government slack of interest in making America a land of opportunity for those who most need it. The cuts and impending cuts in educational aid have turned the age-old ideal of economic betterment and class mobility into a wisp of myth...
...into problems of their own, including shortage of spare parts for warplanes, ammunition and high-technology missiles like the French-built Exocet that smashed the H.M.S. Sheffield two weeks ago. Argentine military suppliers, such as France and West Germany, have embargoed further shipments to the country. Some of the slack will be taken up by neighboring Brazil, which has its own burgeoning arms industry but cannot supply the most sophisticated weapons. Some military observers in Argentina believe that the Soviet Union has offered weaponry and other forms of support. So far, the Argentines have shown no inclination to accept Soviet...
Second home Francesca Den Hartog, Harvard's second leading scorer, will be called on to pick up a great deal of the slack left by "Mo's" absence Jennifer White. who had a bunch of hat tricks in the middle of the season, but who has cooled off of late. will play first home and could be the key to Harvard's chances this weekend...
...sophomores have picked up some of the hitting slack for the Elis. Outfielder Steve Marchel currently carries a .379 average, and catcher Tony Paterno is close behind at .367. Trying to pick up where Darling left off on the mound are senior hurler John Impagliazzo (2-3, 5.87 ERA so far) and soph Ken Martin...
Along with Den Hartog, Maureen Finn, who notched 67 goals while assisting on 35 others last year, and Lilli Pew, last year's back-up goalie ("A good stickhandler, a great team player," says Kleinfelder), should pick up the slack of Ferrante's absence. Finn will be at second home and Pew at first home...