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...blast, part of a crescendo of new violence in Ulster, provoked a furious reaction. In Ulster's recently formed assembly, which is still being boycotted by Roman Catholic parties, the mood among Protestants was grim. "We want to see the men responsible for this evil deed exterminated," said one. "I don't care whether they are hanged by the neck, judicially executed or shot against the wall." Catholics were also outraged. "I rise not simply in anger but also sick to the stomach at this act of barbaric cruelty," said Oliver Napier, the Catholic leader of the moderate...
...catalogue, 88 pages mostly in grim black and white, in contrast to this Christmas' 648 pages nearly all in color, was reprinted by Sears as a promotion. Then, as now, concern about prices seemed paramount. The catalogue promised nifty bargains to customers who made a $7.50 purchase-for example, a 26-piece silver-plate tableware set for $4.99. A number of other items look no less alluring. You needed garters to hold them up, but silk stockings were 78?. In pre-diet conscious America, there were 2-lb. fruitcakes selling for 49?, and 4 Ibs. of mixed nuts cost...
...news about Atari arrived with other grim tidings for the industry. Mattel said that it expected to lose money during the fourth quarter, even though it was shipping more of its heavily advertised Intellivision games than it did a year ago. The company blamed a softening retail market and higher marketing costs that resulted from increased competition. After Mattel's shares began dropping, trading was suspended for more than 1½ days...
...will recognize the brand of rapid-fire humor that makes this spoof spunky, and Jean's specialty of "over-kill" humor fits perfectly into a film that can show Mission Control deciding that the crew are "goners," and flash to a shot of the cockpit, where the Grim Reaper stands behind the pilot...
...build that an economic recovery was finally at hand, last week's news from the Labor Department came as a profound shock. The unemployment rate vaulted from 10.4% in October to 10.8% in November, its highest level since 1941. Some 12 million Americans are now facing a grim holiday season with no paychecks. Joblessness in the battered Midwest is reaching Depression levels: 17.2% in Michigan and 14.2% in Ohio. Congressional Democrats, who heard the bad tidings in testimony from Janet Norwood, commissioner of labor statistics, immediately attacked the White House. Representative Augustus Hawkins of California denounced the Administration...