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Monitor articles for January 16, 1985

• British pound edges closer to dollar. So the Bank of England steps in to put the brakes on the skidding sterling
• Diverting Soviet rivers. Many of the nation's rivers flow north instead of to the arid south, where most Soviet Muslims live. The government has pla...
• Choices
• Chernenko absence increases uncertainty
• In 26th Chess Olympiad, a Californian helped give US third place
• Think poetry is in decline? Try reading Peter Porter
• Victims' rights
• HABS: Lens and line preserve America
• Noraid fund-raisers elude compliance with US laws. Massachusetts authorities try to track down Noraid
• Bargaining chip or stumbling block? Europe worries `star wars' could rekindle antinuclear protests
• Consumer doubt blurs US economic outlook
• Urgent encounter in Geneva
• Hunting porcini mushrooms in Italy -- anything but BOAR-ing
• Pumpkin pies with a light touch. They don't have to be soggy and overspiced
• Dry spell
• Noraid fund-raisers elude compliance with US laws
• Looking at pros and cons of using discount brokers. Many offer more than just cut rates; diversity calls for shopping around
• Two encounters with the wilderness
• Map by JOAN FORBES -- STAFF
• Men in Plan, Spain, hope to attract plains women
• Inspired by Bjorn Borg, young Swedes move into top tennis ranks
• A vestibule for creativity