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...minimum of $5000 is required to activate the fund. If this target is not reached by the time the Senior Gift is due, what happens to the money that has already been collected? Again, I have my suspicions, which the letter's lack of specificity does nothing to allay...
...been assured that the investigation of these matters will be untainted. For this, I extend my thanks to the Attorney General." Senator Dole praised Bell for acting "in the best interest of the nation and the President." He said that Bell "has apparently moved in the right direction to allay fears that justice might not be done in this case...
...survived, they were pregnant. Such self-diagnosis among would-be mothers (or those who would prefer not to be) is still coveted today. Despite some frowns from the medical establishment, a growing number of women are using commercial kits, sold over the counter in pharmacies, which are designed to allay their fears-or confirm their wishes-about pregnancy. Says one proponent of the do-it-yourself trend: "It gives me the opportunity to find out whether I am pregnant in the privacy of my home, to get accustomed to the idea of being pregnant long before I need...
Carter, however, has been seeking other ways to allay one of the major fears of SALT's critics: that the strategic balance is tilting toward the U.S.S.R. To demonstrate that he wants to counter Moscow's military buildup, the President has become a forceful advocate of bigger Pentagon budgets. This is a sharp reversal from his position during the 1976 election campaign when he created the impression that he wanted to trim defense spending by $5 billion. For fiscal 1980, Carter is pushing for almost $123 billion in defense outlays, a $10 billion increase. After discounting for inflation...
...accord would grant both sides an equal number of strategic systems, the U.S. would be prevented from compensating for the overwhelming Soviet advantage in rocket size and power. But the chances of Senate approval will almost certainly improve as the White House begins lobbying for the treaty. To allay some critics' fears, the Administration will stress that it is increasing defense spending to counter the Kremlin's continuing military buildup. The new head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Lieut. General George Seignious II, points out that SALT II "is going to require additional money to modernize...