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...army. Since the Shah derives his strength from the army, it may prove difficult to convince him of the wisdom of relinquishing control of it. Similarly, the army's loyalty could be stretched to the breaking point if the Shah should appear to be doing anything to weaken his own authority and thus that of his armed forces. A confidant of the Shah's said late last week that there were only two possibilities left: either there would be a civilian government with strong support or there would be a military coup from either the left or right. The fact...
...second quarter, frosh halfback Matt Aney sprained his ankle to weaken further an offensive backfield already wracked by injuries. Quarterback Ron Cuccia is expected to return from his partially separated shoulder injury in time for the Yale game on November 17, but halfback Jim Acheson is definitely lost for the season with a dislocated knee...
...just 16 months at the CAB, he shredded red tape into confetti, largely deregulated the nation's airlines and restored healthy competition along with lower fares. Economist Kahn is such an impassioned deregulator that he promoted the liquidation of his own empire. He supported a bill that will weaken the powers of the CAB and phase it out of existence by 1985. Said he: "I will consider myself a success in this job if there is no job when I leave...
Revolutions will probably not occur in South Africa or in the Third World without heavy outside pressure to weaken the existing regimes there, Theda R. Skocpol, associate professor of Sociology, told an audience of about 40 people at the Cambridge Forum last night...
...strengthen the dollar and weaken inflation, the Federal Reserve Board may be forced to raise interest rates still more. The cost of short-term credit has already been kicked up nearly 20% since January; last week major banks lifted their prime lending rate to businessmen a quarter of a point to 9¼%- the highest level since February 1975. A really tight credit squeeze could tip the economy into recession, but right now the outlook is for interest rates to peak later this year and begin to drift down...