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...movie than the conclusion of a 74-day political ordeal, well, that's probably just what Daniel Ortega had in mind. By playing Santa Claus, the Nicaraguan President plainly hoped to score points with the American public at a moment when President Reagan's own Yuletide fortunes were looking bleak. "This is our Christmas and New Year's message to the American people from the people of Nicaragua," said Ortega. "It is a message of peace, and couldn't be more concrete." Washington's response was Bah, humbug! "If the Sandinistas truly want to make a gesture," snorted State Department...
...quite conceivable that some of his aides presented a bleak picture of the military-economic situation in 1985. While feeling strongly about the war and hostility toward the U.S., he must have authorized the initiative towards an arms-hostage deal with the U.S. As it turned out, the venture was quite rewarding for Iran...
These could be snapshots of the American Rust Belt, but in fact the bleak pictures are from Japan. The mighty industrial power of Asia is now reeling from its worst performance in more than ten years. Layoffs, shutdowns, production cutbacks and plummeting profits have infected virtually every one of Japan's manufacturing industries. While service businesses, including banks and insurance companies, are flourishing, one in eight major manufacturers reported a loss for the six-month period that ended last September. Economists predict that Japan's gross national product will grow by just 2.3% for the fiscal year ending in March...
...more effective at convincing teens to avoid birth than to avoid pregnancy," Weed wrote in the Journal. The point: teens tend to get pregnant not because of lack of information or birth-control devices but because of social and psychological factors, including low self- esteem, impulsiveness and a bleak economic future. In response, the Alan Guttmacher Institute charged that the Journal piece contained "numerous inaccuracies." The number of adolescent pregnancies has decreased for the past three years on record, 1980-83, said the institute, and the pregnancy rate has declined as well...
...cause of Alzheimer's and its cure remain unknown. This week, however, an important breakthrough will be announced in Washington that may change this bleak picture. At the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, scientists from New York City's Albert Einstein College of Medicine will reveal that they have identified what could be the first fully accurate diagnostic indicator of Alzheimer's in living people. The find could lead to improved therapy and even, in the next several years, to an understanding of what causes the illness...