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...cuts announced so far by the Administration for fiscal 1982 will curtail state and local programs that have benefited from federal money. Nonetheless, the National Governors' Conference passed a resolution declaring that the states were prepared to accept budget cuts, but only if they are given time to adjust to the new austerity, that poor people are protected against unfair treatment and that there is no massive shift in tax burdens from Washington to states and cities. The Governors, moreover, said they wanted Washington to assume greater, rather than less responsibility for welfare and Medicaid costs. Overall, however...
Pitching in the Pacific Coast League, a hitters' league, may help Dorsey adjust to the realities of Fenway park ("I sure learned how to throw with short fences behind me"), but as a righthanded starter the competition is too tough. Look for him in Pawtucket...
...aides, Edwin Meese and James Baker. "The only reason I'm late," says the leader of the free world, "is that I had to oil my face." Though his Secret Service code name is Rawhide, the Southern Californian is finding it difficult to adjust to central heating. It leaves his skin...
...former high school stars, who are used to dominating in every aspect of the game, the presence of players of equal stature and skill is difficult to adjust to at first, especially on defense. But later in the year, the adjustment will be made; expect some tough D from this young Harvard team...
Although almost everyone agrees it is difficult to adjust to the lack of men, some Wellesley students believe that the introduction of men would sully the beauty and serenity of the campus. Women point to the expensive yards of Oriental carpeting in the living rooms, the numerous expensive grand pianos, and the acres upon acres of beautifully manicured green grass and gardens, and say that the natural roughness of men might destroy the prettiness of the setting...