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...achieved a miracle for the Middle East?a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt. But at year's end the negotiations were frustratingly stalled. Poland's Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, the athletic, scholarly Archbishop of Cracow, became the first non-Italian Pope in 4% centuries; in tribute to his gentle predecessor, Albino Cardinal Luciani, who held the keys of St. Peter for little more than a month, he took the name John Paul II. In California a retired industrialist, Howard Jarvis, saw the state's voters approve his tax-slashing Proposition 13?a symbol of widespread middle-class anger...
Federal Reserve Board Chairman William Miller frets that the load is too heavy. So does his predecessor, Arthur Burns. Says he: "Consumers are going into debt at a reckless rate. They are counting on good luck. Let there be some weakness in the economy, and they'll be in trouble...
...secretary to the late Cardinal and now rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and inquired if we might resume delivery. "How can we say no?" replied the monsignor. "It would be like turning down apple pie." Henceforth Terence Cardinal Cooke will receive this particular worldly possession of his predecessor...
Bradin's UMass predecessor, Jay Janis, resigned in 1976 to join the Carter Administration as undersecretary of Housing and Urban Development...
...effects of this information bias are serious. After discussing the issue of South Africa for two months, my predecessor on the ACSR was not aware that there is massive starvation among South African blacks. Some current committee members are unaware of the key role Bantustans play in the apartheid system. Some altered perceptions of the problem are bound to influence decisions...