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...smolders. Its active members are few: about 300 at most, with another 30 or so leaders in sanctuary across the Pyrenees in France. The organization's wildly unrealistic goal of achieving independence is losing support among a once sympathetic populace. Yet, paradoxically, even as its powers seem to wane, the group remains an ominous threat. The Basque terrorists who form the Euzkadi ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Liberty), or ETA, still have the potential to cause the overthrow of Spain's fragile, 31-month-old democracy...
...only 10% to 15%, not yet enough to damage most crops. In fact, the greatest threat to water quality is not the dam but the growing pollution from thriving towns and farms along the now peaceable river's shore. As for schistosomiasis, it is on the wane...
...Europe's major economies show some signs of improvement, but these are still outweighed by the evidence of weakness. Inflation is on the wane in Great Britain, but unemployment could rise to 12% or 13% by the end of 1981. Last week some 60,000 people gathered in London's Trafalgar Square to climax a monthlong unemployment protest. Public spending is expected to jump sharply in France under newly elected Socialist President Francois Mitterrand, who took the first step in that direction last week when he raised the minimum wage by 10% (to $503 a month) and increased...
...shocking it was to read that the space program is on the wane because of insufficient funding. If we have a box on our tax forms to give a dollar to the campaigns of politicians, certainly we can have one to support voluntarily the exploration of space...
Duran's burning intensity seemed to wane as the match progressed. Leonard, who had wasted his superior speed during their bout last summer by electing to slug toe-to-toe with Duran, wheeled around the ring in high gear this time, sticking the Panamanian with flicking left jabs and evading his head-on charges. By the seventh round, Leonard was so in control of the fight that he turned the tables on Duran and became the taunter. He windmilled his left arm until Duran was mesmerized, then tagged him with his right-a classic sucker punch. Leonard dropped...