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Rich Deposits. The issue inflaming the Chilean and Peruvian nationalism, which is pulling the two countries to the brink of war, is possession of the Atacama Desert's rich deposits of copper, silver and nitrates. Peru lost the land to Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883). Since then, Peruvian leaders occasionally have talked about regaining the lost territory, hinting that this would be accomplished by the war's centenary-now only two years away...
School budget time is often a day of wrath for citizens angered by rising costs, entrenched bureaucracy and the ambiguities of contemporary education. In Oregon alone, three districts have closed down their schools this fall because the voters rejected the budget, and several others are on the brink of closing. The longest of these shutdowns started last Oct. 15 in Eagle Point (pop. 2,600). Five times since last April the district's school board has proposed budgets of nearly $5 million; five times the voters have rebuffed them. TIME Correspondent William Marmon visited the town and reported...
...Hampshire, backed by 400 ferocious fans, pushed the visiting Crimson to the brink of a surprising loss. Harvard's Jim Corcoran was dazed when his head thumped the mat, but refreshed to take a time out. While the Crimson grappler was regaining his bearings, his foe piled up five unanswered points and went...
...Massachusetts judicial system is "on the brink of disaster" due to long delays in cases reaching the courts and waste of tax money, the report declared...
...West Church Noonday Series. Sarah Brink on the organ, the works of Beck and Frescobaldi, at 12:10 p.m. at 131 Cambridge St. in Boston. Free. Call 227-5088 for information...