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Some scientists are equally concerned about the smaller but worsening ozone loss at mid-latitudes. The mechanism behind polar ozone holes was not predicted before its discovery. Could there be an undiscovered reason for ozone to vanish over temperate zones as well? Maybe so. On Jan. 12 the ER-2 swooped south instead of north. Says Anderson: "We discovered to our shock that there was ClO all the way down to the Caribbean." It was a very thin layer with concentrations of only 0.1 part per billion -- but this was much higher than anyone had predicted...
...interviews he veers the other way, saying, "I don't think we ought to be protectionist. I think we need to lead in a free-trade fashion." His glib approach rests on the faith that Japan will respond to firm U.S. pressure and -- presto -- the trade deficit will vanish. "I don't mean to dictate to Japan what they do internally," he insists, before adding, somewhat contradictorily, that they "have to give us access to their marketplace...
...Reagan's military buildup peaked in 1987, the industry could lose 500,000 more jobs by 1995. "There's going to be a rapid shrinkage in the next 36 months," says Howard Rubel, who follows defense and aerospace for the C.J. Lawrence securities firm. "Whole divisions are going to vanish. Long-term planning now means 'How are we going to get people out the door tomorrow...
...daubs of schoolchildren ranked above the greatest masterpieces. Idealism will be replaced by Materialism. Life after death will be an eternal dinner party where all the guests are 20 years old . . . Justice will be replaced by Pity as the cardinal human virtue, and all fear of retribution will vanish . . . The New Aristocracy will consist exclusively of hermits, bums and permanent invalids. The Rough Diamond, the Consumptive Whore, the bandit who is good to his mother, the epileptic girl who has a way with animals will be the heroes and heroines of the New Age, when the general, the statesman...
Those problems will not vanish before Jordan takes over in January. But his victory showed that even in one of the nation's most liberal cities, competent management is more important to voters than political correctness...