Word: subs
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Outside forces, however, were more aggressively interested in the outcome. Oueddei was actively backed by his neighbor to the north, Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, who had previously seized a swatch of disputed borderland. Chad seemed to fit neatly into the Libyan leader's ultimate dream of a sub-Saharan republic. Habré, meanwhile, was less directly supported by France, as part of Paris' abiding policy of trying to maintain a forceful role in the affairs of the French-speaking former African colonies...
...been building for months. High interest rates, an initial shortage of low-cost models and the unwillingness of customers to buy cars from a company that seemed about to go out of business have cut in half projected sales of the stylish, economical K-car. Even the once popular sub-compact Dodge Omnis and Plymouth Horizons are selling poorly, and dealers now have more than a 120-day supply, twice the desired amount. As the auto industry last week prepared for its annual holiday shutdown, only three of Chrysler's six assembly plants were operating. The company, which...
...bring to Washington: the Cabinet members will not feel themselves impelled to push the interests of outside constituencies. But even some moderate Republicans fear that the Cabinet might be short on imagination and bold strategy. The success of the Administration, therefore, may depend heavily on Reagan's sub-Cabinet selections, which are not expected to be announced before January...
Still, the movies keep trying-especially after the success of the Star Wars saga, which has comic-adventure roots. Two big-budget Christmas releases illustrate the perils and pleasures of going to popular culture's sub-basement in search of material. Flash Gordon, which expensive but unpretentious, works; Popeye, which reflects the critical and sociological chat about comics in recent years, does not. Indeed, it is one of the most grievously miscalculated movies in recent memory, claustrophobic in manner, mean in spirit, downright grotesque to look...
Though most of the faculty "seemed very receptive" to the requests for a recruiter and for the day-long seminar, many cited the formidable financial burdens of the proposals, Forman said. Donna M. Blackshear, a student sub-committee member and a leader of the school's Black Caucus, said yesterday that committee members estimated the cost of the recruiter...