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...taut $6.2 billion budget; some think the deficit will be much worse. Says State Treasurer Kenneth Biederman: "We are not seeing a recovery in terms of revenues. I do not know of any state that is." Last week Kean said he was considering drastic action. For this staunch backer of Reaganomics, that probably means a tax hike...
...well to Democratic hopes of a big anti-Reagan turnaround in today's voting. It ominous indeed that a solid moderate like Mitchell with a popular record on arms control and the environment--not to mention a volunteer force of 3,000 strong--isn't pulling away from a staunch Reaganite like Emery, who hasn't even run a very effective campaign. Mitchell has an even shot at pulling it out, but Democratic effort to capitalize on the country's economic travail could very well fail to Maine, where many people seem still to cling to the hopes of prosperity...
After the goal, Harvard's attack seemed to let up, but the Bruins never really threatened to tie the contest. Crimson netminder Juliet Lamont tallied her seventh shutout of the years, she has blanked half her opponents. As usual, a staunch defense kept attack on Laront few and far between...
While the booters suffered from offensive problems, a staunch second-half defense provided hope for future success. The Huskies tallied all their scores in the first stanza, while the Crimson was still adjusting to the loss of sweeper Dubbie Field and goaltender Janet Judge...
Still, there was no question in my mind that the Shah deserved our unequivocal support. Not only had he been a staunch and dependable ally for many years, but he remained the leader around whom we hoped to see a stable and reformed government organized in Iran. We knew little about the forces contending against him, but their anti-American statements were enough to strengthen our resolve to support the Shah...