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...strains of rapid expansion, followed by recent years of constricting resources and leveling enrollments, have taken their toll," the report stated...
...awards and a period of relative financial security. Susan remembers these heady times, which stretched through the 1960s: "His marriage was still exciting, his children were thriving, and we all made a lot of 'Will success spoil John Cheever?' jokes. Later, success and celebrity took a big toll on my father and he became quite pompous about himself...
...since turned themselves in to South African authorities. The others have had their requests for sanctuary turned down by the U.S. and Dutch governments. Britain last week asked them to leave the consulate, but insists that they may remain if they wish. Meanwhile, South Africa put the official death toll at 80 in the past two months of unrest in black townships. The government also announced that regular army units will continue to play "a greater supporting role" in troubled areas...
...owned by Hong Kong Shipping Magnate Sir Y.K. Pao, was bound for Kharg Island to pick up Iranian crude oil. Two British officers and four Chinese seamen were killed immediately as the Exocet demolished the ship's aft superstructure. Two more Chinese and one Indian died later. The toll was the worst from a single hit in the seven-month tanker...
...gonna call when someone's ripping off the Government? Fraud Busters! The 24-hour, toll-free line sponsored by the General Accounting Office (GAO) is designed to encourage tipsters to turn in workers, contractors and benefit recipients suspected of bilking the Federal Government. Since it opened in 1979, says a new GAO report, the hot line has handled 53,000 calls; 1,110 complaints have been substantiated, resulting in jail sentences, fines, reprimands and loss of Government contracts. Says Gary Carbone, director of the hot line: "The phones have been ringing off the hook...