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...would become an issue in some units and between various groups within the Army." What is more, although the youth pictured in the Ayer ad looks well trimmed by contemporary standards, the circular emphasizes that he "does not repeat does not illustrate a soldier meeting the standards set by AR 600-20." The offending ad will soon be dropped "because of the possible misinterpretation that the Army is more permissive-which it is not-and that the Army condones long, unkempt hair-which it does...
...IATA representatives in Montreal this summer while pickets protested their secret meetings, came after members began underpricing each other with youth fares. It calls for retention of the student prices for ages 12 to 21 and introduction of an advance-purchase excursion plan. Under APEX, as the ar rangement is called, passengers who buy their tickets 90 days ahead of time would receive substantial fare reductions. Lufthansa considered APEX to be "too expensive to administer and too difficult to police," as one official of the German line put it. "We're against overcomplicating the situation." Nevertheless...
Acoustic Research Contemporary Music Project (Deutsche Grammophon, 6 LPs; $2 each). The makers of AR loudspeakers and other audio equipment are offering records devoted to 16 American composers largely ignored so far by the record-industry majors. Especially worthwhile are Milton Babbitt's Philomel, for soprano (Bethany Beardslee) and synthesized sound, and an airily atonalistic set of madrigals by Pulitzer Prizewinner George Crumb. The records are available by mail from AR, Inc., 24 Thorndike St., Cambridge, Mass.02141...
...Traditional Mafia Way The brotherhood that is the Mafia has always operated in secrecy. Sworn to an omertd ? the oath of silence ? in a ceremony of blood and fire, the old-line Mafiosi cultivated their anonymity as the first line of defense against ar rest and prosecution. Despite the publicity caused by Prohibition gangland wars, the Mafia was still able to maintain a cloak of secrecy around its activities. Behind this shield, Mafia leaders gained control of gambling and narcotics, some labor unions and legitimate businesses. When the first systematic crackdowns by law-enforcement agencies started ten years...
...breach in Juan's carefully erected defenses was the decline in his business brought about by increased farm mechanization. He recently applied for welfare benefits and was turned down, which acquaintances say thoroughly embittered him. Then there was the ar senal of weapons found in the Sullivan labor camp and Juan's 1971 Chevrolet van: two hunting knives, two butcher knives, a double-bladed ax, a club with possible bloodstains, pistol shells and a machete. Police also discovered empty graves that had apparently been prepared but left unfilled...