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What's not so clear is the cause of the difficulties, which first showed up over a year ago and which continue to worsen as consultants test for a solution. President Horner is now awaiting the results of the tests before deciding whether to open portions of the gym--such as the main court area--that are still in playing condition...
...conditions in El Salvador worsen, this outcome seems ever less likely. Admits a top State Department official: "The Caribbean Basin Initiative can't save El Salvador. It can't save Guatemala either. But it can help avoid other El Salvadors." At this turbulent turn, even that would be a major victory. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Bernard Diederich/Miami and Johanna McGeary/Washington...
...board members expected that the current recession would worsen. They predicted that unemployment, which was 8.5% in January, will rise to 9.5% by spring, the highest level since World War II. Not only are millions of Americans without paychecks, but millions more are so fearful of being laid off that they are forgoing new autos and appliances and scrimping on clothes. These lost sales lower industrial production and give self-sustaining momentum to the recession...
...proposals to be announced next week would only worsen the situation. Students of all economic backgrounds would have to seek higher-interest loans; those who most need federal assistance to overcome long-standing disadvantages would be locked out of the classroom and laboratory. University presidents have already warned the White House that an entire generation of scholars and professionals could be shaped largely on the basis of cold cash rather than intellect or ambition...
...firm's fortunes are continuing to worsen. Daily sales dwindled to only 286 cars during the first ten days of the year, compared with the already depressed level of 350 a year ago. The drop in AMC's sales for all of 1981 was the sharpest of any American carmaker...