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UNITED STATES. Several signs point to an American recovery, observed U.S. Board Member Lawrence Krause, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Krause foresees a further three-point decline in the prime rate at banks, which has already fallen from 16% to 12% since July. A rally in the stock and bond markets has added some $100 billion to the wealth of investors, and should spur consumer spending. By the end of 1983, Krause said, the U.S. could be growing at a rate of 3%, a bracing tonic for Asian export industries...
...three-point hike became news, the New York Times's front-page article described the figures in passing as a significant "indicator of the quality of public education." In so doing, they surpassed any previous claims the test's proponents have made. If the College Board has insisted on one qualification when publicizing the test that pays its rent, it is the warning not to evaluate schools or school systems on how well its students score...
...Three-point goals--none, Fouled out--none, Total, fouls--Washington 26, Boston 19, Attendance...
With just eight seconds lift, sophomore Bob Ferry sank both ends of a one-and-one to give Harvard a three-point lead and a stranglehold on the game. Green's last-second dunk brought UMass to within one, but the concession basket came too late, and the Crimson celebrated its first road victory of the season...
After Smith split the Harvard zone with an 18-ft. jumper, two missed foul shots by Fleming and a three-point play by Minutemen forward Horace Neysmith put UMass up by four, 70-66, with two minutes to go. A late Harvard surge fell short, and the Crimson suffered its fourth straight defeat...