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...more eclectic type of puzzles in the exhibition are the "appearing/disappearing object" puzzles...
...Dennis Worrall--main architect of the previously-mentioned proposals for the 1984 constitution, which followed Huntington's philosophy so closely--dramatically resigned from the ruling Nationalist Party early this year. Like Huntington, Worrall criticizes the pace of government-imposed reform, and calls for more concerted efforts at indaba-type negotiations. While no one knows quite where Worrall is heading, it's certain he is backed by a "reform constituency" looking very much like the coalition Huntington first suggested in 1981--including elements of big business and "enlightened" politicians...
...issue of childcare, political observers said, is symbolic of Salerno's broad-based campaign. She proposes to set-up an advisory committee citywide to study the issue of childcare along with a linkage-type program where businesses are required to set-up their own daycare centers...
...Wall Street response was to turn to Madison Avenue. Sober television commercials popped up between World Series innings to reassure investors that their money was safe, and full-page ads appeared in major newspapers. Declared Prudential-Bache in large black type: "Now, especially now, you need an investment firm that is rock solid." That, of course, is exactly what Prudential claimed to be. Shearson Lehman implored readers to "talk with us" because "we share the concerns of every serious investor." Admonished Merrill Lynch: "The worst thing to do right now would be to sell at distressed prices...
...make sure that such benefits as Social Security and Medicare go only to those who really need them. The number of senior citizens, for example, has grown significantly in recent years, but the group's poverty rate is edging downward (from 13.9% in 1978 to 12.4% last year). One type of means test would cut off benefits for recipients above a certain income level. "There's a big distinction between entitlements for poor people and entitlements for everybody," says Ruben Mettler, chairman of TRW. Another suggested method to get entitlement costs under control would be to reduce the cost...