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Unless moral positions are held firm, they mean nothing. The time for punishing Nixon is past--he resigned in order to spare a reeling nation the torment of prosecuting their chosen leader, but to restore to him public respect cheapens the ideal of our nation's highest office...
...Toys 'R' Us have all stolen substantial sales from department stores. At the same time, quality catalog retailers, including Land's End, the Sharper Image and Eddie Bauer, have captured a growing share of retail sales by catering to two-income couples with more money than time to spare. Foreign retailers have also entered the fray in a big way. Since 1980, for example, Benetton of Treviso, Italy, has opened more than 700 mid-priced fashion boutiques...
...Peterson plan is that it would force the burden of paying for the profligacy of Reagan's economic policies on those who benefited least from them. Both the proposed spending cuts and the possible tax increases of Peterson's plan are designed to soak the working class and spare the wealthy. Under Reagan, the financial establishment threw a massive party on Uncle Sam's Master Card, and now they are handing the bill to those who weren't invited...
Melodrama would be served if Fermina repented immediately and suffered married life at leisure. In fact, her husband is a good man, and she hardly has a thought to spare for Florentino and his blighted life. For his part, Florentino resolves to keep himself spiritually pure for the moment when he will, someday, possess Fermina; in the meantime, he consoles himself with the physical companionship of women in order to learn more about his beloved. He writes down his impressions and amasses "some 25 notebooks, with 622 entries of long-term liaisons, apart from the countless fleeting adventures that...
...also up in the air. Elizabeth Crowley--who was first-team All-Ivy last year--and freshman Beth Wambach are favorites for two of the three outfield positions, but the third outfield slot--as well as the designated hitter--is wide open. Look for freshman Beverly Armstrong or a spare infielder to fill these positions...