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...such citizens, this was a disheartening campaign. Sometimes it seemed as though the Republicans had nothing to cheer but fear itself (to twist a long-forgotten F.D.R. slogan), and the Democrats were leaderless and without easily focused issues. But if it was not the best of campaigns, it was probably not the worst, either. For all the obfuscations and invective, despite widely reported apathy, the voters were conscious of having the last word. On the morning after, the U.S. could only hope that soon the smears would fade, the hot words cool, the politics of accommodation resume. Besides...
...employer also provides a plenitude of sports and recreational facilities-swimming pools, meeting halls, tennis courts, golf courses, baseball diamonds and rugby fields. Hundreds come out to cheer the Toyota teams in competition with those of other companies. Classes are offered in flower arranging, sumo wrestling, water skiing, skating, weight lifting, squash and judo. A worker or his wife can learn to play a guitar and join a company band. For vacationing employees, Toyota maintains a string of mountain and seaside resorts, which charge about $1.40 a day, including food. These benefits are motivated less by union pressure than...
Buoying Stocks. First Pennsylvania's prime cut sent cheer through the business community. The prospect of further relief from the high interest rates that have hurt borrowers for two years was a major reason why the stock market snapped back last week from an early sell-off started by the G.M. strike. California's Bank of America, the largest in the nation, is seriously considering following Bunting in lowering the prime rate to 7½%, perhaps this week. Some Manhattan bankers would not be surprised to see the cut soon become widespread. Bunting predicts that the industry...
That is small cheer. The student body has grown highly cynical. Says Anatole Beck, an activist professor: "The kids don't believe anything any more. The skepticism about ever ending the war is everywhere...
...broke, despite his world heavyweight boxing championship, he had to stand by helplessly and watch his ex-wives and the Internal Revenue Service compete for his paycheck. For the past three months Louis, 56, has been hospitalized in Denver with an emotional disorder. This week brought a glimmer of cheer at last. Louis' friends and admirers-among them: Mahalia Jackson, Bill Cosby, B.B. King and Redd Foxx -plan a benefit "Salute to the Champ...