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...public comment must elapse. During that time, congressmen will surely take the offensive against the Pentagon's economy drive. New Jersey's 17-member delegation will challenge the Pentagon's estimate of the $16 million in savings that could be made by shifting Dix's basic training function to Fort Jackson, S.C. "We've certainly not thrown in the towel," says Democratic Senator Harrison Williams. "In the past when attempts were made to transfer Dix's training function somewhere else, a united New Jersey delegation has worked wonders." Ironically, many of the legislators...
Despite the basic agreement on wages, the negotiators were unable to settle other critical issues, chiefly whether cost of living increases would be paid annually or semiannually. The truckers had agreed to an annual raise equal to 65% of the rise in the Consumer Price Index. The union wants semi-annual increases, which could add a few percentage points to the overall cost of the contract...
...terms are violated, for example, Washington has guaranteed that it will be deeply immersed in the controversies that most certainly would accompany allegations of cheating. Another price is the billions for aid to Egypt and Israel. Says a Senate Foreign Relations Committee aide: "There's a very basic feeling that this is a worthwhile investment for peace, but that can easily change. We are only at the beginning of what promises to be a long haul." He notes that "our mail has been running heavily against appropriating those aid funds...
...quite aware that it is a luxury to feel distress in response to this type of incident. My experience is not equivalent to or representative of the problems facing most blacks in this country; it is almost trivial when thousands upon thousands of blacks are denied the most basic rights and opportunities. But I can and will not deny the particulars of my own life, and the racism which I have described, while a more subtle, less ubiquitous form than most, is only the next level up in the undistinguished hierarchy of discrimination...
...shine isn't quite all there yet. The polish needs a little work. But the basic product is sound and sturdy...