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...whipped out a gun, led me into an alley, and watched me search frantically through my wallet. I knew I had less than $10, and I knew that muggers have a tendency to get angry when their victims have little to offer them. I was so nervous that I dropped my I.D. card and some pieces of scrap paper; he politely bent down and picked them up for me. But despite my mugger's charm and chivalry--it was the first time I was ever addressed as "ma'am"--I could not help fearing the worst: assault, rape, death...
Dukakis must do well in Michigan to prove, finally, that he can attract the Democrats' core blue-collar constituency. He has the endorsement of former U.A.W. President Douglas Fraser and a bulging wallet, but still no ability to generate much emotional attachment. Detroit Mayor Coleman Young's halfhearted quasi-endorsement is likely to hurt the Massachusetts Governor as much as help him. Says State Democratic Committee Member Morley Winograd: "It won't get him any white votes, in fact it could cost him white votes in the Detroit suburbs, and the black vote will go to Jesse...
...industry. This year Americans heading abroad are expected to lay out $32.9 billion (up 14% despite the unfavorable exchange rate in many countries), and close to ten times that amount will be spent on domestic trips. Only food and cars get a bigger wedge out of the U.S. consumers' wallet...
Saturday, the Harvard hockey team's wallet was full. The Crimson had U.S. dollars. Canadian dollars and even a few Soviet rubles that Ted Donato and C.J. had brought back from Moscow over the winter holiday...
Harvard defeats Vermont, Clarkson defeats St. Lawrence: Clarkson would grab an automatic bid and St. Lawrence will earn the second bid. Harvard should capture the final bid since it triumphed over Vermont and is the only team in the East that has a regular-season title in its wallet to show to the selection committee...