Word: beaning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...methods of assault-whittling away at frills, stretching out weapons purchases, skimping on maintenance money-will be as futile in the short run as they are wasteful in the long run. In a windowless office in the basement of the U.S. Capitol, where 18 congressional staffers known as the "bean counters" scratch for potential savings in the defense budget, a small sign on the wall sums up the dilemma: A BILLION DOLLARS JUST DOESN'T go AS FAR AS IT USED...
Manley sharply criticized Reagan's Carib bean Basin Initiative plan, calling it a "smokescreen" through which the U S appeared to be giving more aid to its neighboring countries when actually total aid had decreased due to drops in U S contributions to multilateral agencies such as the International Development Association...
This may seem extravagant for a financially strapped town. However, all but a fraction was donated by local citizens and businesses, which picked the projects from a ten-page brochure as if they were selecting presents from an L.L. Bean catalogue. The printing bill for the presentation ran to $250, but even that cost was borne by donors, the city council members. Explains William Talley, city manager of Anaheim, Calif, which also publishes a catalogue for givers: "Cities can't ask the Federal Government for the money because it doesn't seem to be in that business...
...begin our stretch run for the title." THE NOTEBOOK Dooley praised the play of both Sue Newell and Kathy Carroll Newell provided two assists on two Carroll goals. The icewomen travel to Yale Saturday for an important Ivy match. The Crimson will open the defense of last year's Bean pot championship Tuesday night against Boston College at Bright Center Game time is 6 p.m. and admission is free. At Bright Center Harvard 2 5 3 10 Wesleyan...
Livelier preppy reading lies in Items from Our Catalog, a parody of the L. L. Bean mail order guide. The booklet offers such essential items as a Norweigan bulletproof sweater, a deerskin dieter's mask and the state of Maine--price tag $76,000,000 plus $3.20 postage. Lest you fear such outdoorsy materialism is not in the holiday spirit, note that the catalog also offers a down yarmulke and Thinsulite papal vestments...