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...Crimson has never been behind in a game. Some of its games have taken on the look of glorified target practice. A crowd shows up and the Harvard forwards pound away at a defenseless guy in pads standing in front of the net. Meanwhile, the Harvard goalies barely lift a glove or move a stick...
...current malaise was brought on by the exceptionally strong yen, which is now valued at 162 to the dollar, up nearly 40% since its February 1985 low. The yen has also risen against some European currencies -- 15% vs. the British pound, for example. The robust yen cuts demand for Japan's exports by making them more expensive to foreigners...
...stweed jackets for $15-35, and taffeta dresses for$30-75. At Oona's (1210 Mass. Ave.) you can findantique brocade vests for $15-$20, and men'sovercoats for $45-60. And for the hard-and-truerummager, Harbor Textile Waste (200 Broadway)sells used clothing for a dollar a pound...
...Happy Hacker's holiday wish list, I'd just as soon get a singing telegram, two pound bag of caramel popcorn, or a candy cane. Of course, a laserprinter under the Christmas tree wouldn't be so bad either...
...experts are pondering this lack of ideological fervor now that the tallies are all in. Pollster Louis Harris is up in Pound Ridge, N.Y., watching the leaves fall and writing a book on the new political climate. What he sees is a transitional time from the shortcomings of Ronald Reagan's crusade. It boils down to a "battle over the center." By definition, that means moderation, caution, reasoned argument about what is on this hand and what is on the other hand...