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...lightweight crew has no chance to win points in the freshman races and must excel in both varsity and J.V. in New London if it hopes to maintain its reign in the East. The two upperclass races are weighted heavier in the scoring at the Sprints, but still account for only a little more than two-thirds of the points. Varsity captain Jeffrey MacMillan says the lights may have to win both races, and even then the rowers could not be certain to hold onto...
...labor and energy costs continued to shoot up, fares generally were paying only about half the operating costs. Increased ridership actually exacerbated the problem: rush-hour crowds require heavier overhead, but do not generate enough revenue to cover all off-hour operations. A pattern emerged in which budget deficits were picked up by the Federal Government or, more often, the states. The politics of mass transit sharpened old rivalries: downstate vs. upstate, rural vs. urban...
...spending surges, the tax burden grows steadily heavier. Next year federal revenues will consume 22% of the gross national product, up from 18% in 1976. Carter's budget includes no personal tax relief in 1981 and only a token $9 billion cut in 1982. Even that reduction will not offset increases in Social Security levies that will boost individual taxes by some $16 billion during the same time period. But despite the higher taxes, the Carter Administration still opposed significant tax reduction. Said Carter: "I continue to believe that large inflationary individual income tax cuts are neither appropriate...
...endured agonizing diets to meet the strict requirements of his weight divisions. Often he ballooned more than 30 lbs. between fights and had to starve and sweat away the excess weight. Duran relinquished his lightweight crown in 1978, after 12 successful title defenses, so he could move into the heavier welterweight division...
...training program at first was "awful"--tense and physically demanding--but the 28 men in training with her had trouble too. At 5-ft., 5-in., she was the smallest but not the lightest member of the program, and Pastreich adds, "I would love to be 20 pounds heavier...