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...Hill Republicans were relatively united behind him; now they are badly split and fearful about their own political fates. Almost half the Senate Republicans are up for re-election in 1986, and most are afraid that pocketbook issues like Social Security or tax deductions for second-home mortgages will weigh more heavily with voters than Reagan's standing in the polls...
...closest point, Mars is 35 million miles from earth, or 160 times the distance of the moon. A hypothetical round trip, including a Mars layover, would take two to three years and require a craft that with the requisite fuel, oxygen, solid food and other "consumables" might weigh 500 tons. From ten to 20 shuttle trips would be needed just to ferry to the space station the pieces that would eventually be assembled into a Mars ship...
...government, whose policy until last Thursday strictly warned American citizens against traveling to Israel, now “urges U.S. citizens to carefully weigh the necessity of their travel to Israel in light of the risks” but does not completely discourage...
...weigh-in, Paret, a Cuban immigrant, called Griffith "maricn"--a Spanish slur for homosexual and an allusion to rumors that Griffith was gay. Griffith does not reveal his sexual orientation, but, he says calmly, "I wasn't nobody's faggot." In the 12th round, he trapped Paret in the corner and unleashed a brutal flurry of uppercuts to his head. Norman Mailer likened the barrage to "a baseball bat demolishing a pumpkin." Paret died 10 days later...
...nice to see the UC taking such a proactive stance, channeling of student feelings and concerns to the ever more receptive Harvard administration. With the UC fully behind the initiative and the Office of the Dean appearing receptive, the Masters and Senior Tutors themselves need to weigh in. With nothing to lose and plenty of information to gain, we hope the House administrators take the lead in developing this valuable tool for improving House life...