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Such spin-offs as fan clubs, lunch boxes and watches are being added to spur interest. Ideal (ten nonconvertible Robo Force figures such as Cruel and Vulgar) even issues a slick, 90-page magazine with feature articles on robotics and the future...
...rate on federal borrowings from about 10% now to 7.5% in 1989. Paying lower rates on less borrowing, the Government saves $51 billion in interest costs on the federal debt five years from now, by far the biggest "spending cut" in Mondale's package. Further, lower interest rates spur consumer spending and business investment, making possible economic growth of 3.5% in 1989, vs. 3% now estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. The faster growth raises federal revenues $17 billion more than could be expected from tax increases alone. The $68 billion from these two sources constitutes more than...
These changes are bound to have an effect in the Senate, and you will be able to spur them along by supporting Mark Govoni September 18 in his primary fight against Michael LoPresti, Jr. '70 for the Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. LoPresti has represented a district that includes East Boston, Winthrop, and part of Cambridge (which includes Harvard) for more than a decade, and he has become symptomatic of problems in the senate...
These changes are bound to have an effect in the Senate, and you will be able to spur them along by supporting Mark Govoni September 18 in his primary fight against Michael LoPresti, Jr. '70 for the Suffolk and Middlesex state senate seat. LoPresti has represented a district that includes East Boston, Winthrop, and part of Cambridge (which includes Harvard) for more than a decade, and he has become symptomatic of problems in the senate...
...spur faster action, the Federal Aviation Administration said last week it was preparing to dictate takeoff and landing schedules on a minute-by-minute basis at the airports that account for 76% of the delays-New York City's Kennedy and La Guardia, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and Newark. In Denver, for example, there are 58 scheduled landings between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., although the airport's maximum is 30. The Government threat infuriated some carriers, which place much of the blame on shortages of fully qualified air-traffic controllers. One FAA official likened the airlines...