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The retrieval of the books and their return to use are the focus of the center's mission of salvaging a vanishing culture. In 1980, when he was 24, Lansky founded the center because he feared what would happen as the last generation of native Yiddish speakers began to die...
Well, Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz, for one. Even if, this year, the wire services actually named Miami, not Southern Mississippi, as the best team in college football. Holtz's "Fighting Irish," who were ranked first until a November loss to Miami, had just flogged the new champ, Colorado, in...
Since the early 20th century, automakers have been tinkering half seriously with the idea of an electric car. Now, faced with potentially draconian air- quality regulations, automakers may be forced to start building such cars in earnest. Last week General Motors unveiled what it says is the most advanced electric...
Details of the agreement were kept secret, but it is believed to contain a promise of continued health benefits for Pittston's 130,000 retired workers and a profit-sharing program for current employees. Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole helped satisfy the coal company's health-coverage concerns by appointing a...
Angry conservationists are predicting that tanks, planes and infantrymen will wreak havoc with the environment. Ranchers fear the destruction of prime grazing land. But because only two of the 19 proposed land acquisitions require congressional approval, the Pentagon is likely to prevail. Declares Minnesota Congressman Bruce Vento: "They're going...