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...couples to begin replenishing the depleted population. Underlying all of this was a profound sense of solidarity, a word still heard in French conversation. "The French social security system provides for solidarity between generations," says Michel Lepinay, author of Social Security: Bankruptcy by Prescription. The programs are also a spur to equality by making the same payments available up and down the economic scale...
...liked Denny. Bill had to do a sales job, and he has done a good one." But in the early days of the Walsh regime, the players held back, not sure what to make of a coach whose sense of humor once prompted him to disguise himself on the spur of the moment as a bellhop. He then tried to extract tips from his players as they emerged from the team bus after it arrived at the hotel. "In the beginning," says junior quarterback Steve Stenstrom, "he would say something funny, but we weren't sure we should laugh...
Lastly, with regard to Reiter's claim that "competition has not sufficed to spur American manufactures to improve" fuel efficiency, let me suggest that by negotiating a free-trade agreement with Japan, Germany and indeed the rest of the world, we can handily address this "problem" while at the same time enhancing both our standard of living and our freedom. Frank Iacono Law School Class...
This is just one example. A lot of other issues need to be addressed, especially concerning shuttle and escort availability. There has been some movement on safety issues. Hopefully we do not need a reoccurrence of tragedy on our comapus to spur us into more consequential action. Sharon Fenick...
Both addressed the issue of the U.S. debt. Reich urged governmental intervention to spur the economy. "We have a government of with more than four trillion dollars of debt," said Reich. "We need to apply some kind of stimulus...