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Defense spending has long been a bete noire for the Democrats, and only recently have party leaders--including some presidential hopefuls--begun seriously backing plans for heightened military expenditures. It is time for Democrats to realize that their longtime blanket opposition to costly military programs has been misguided--and that there is a viable middle ground between the minimalist defense posture of Kennedy and the indiscriminate military spending of the current Administration...
...Soviets might resort to another ploy known as Pindown. By repeatedly exploding missiles high above the silos for several hours, they would create a blanket of floating debris, thermal shocks and high radiation that would keep the American missiles trapped in their silos. But the Pentagon replies that even if Pindown worked, which it doubts, the MXs could eventually be launched...
...Roman Catholic Church before the government fulfills a promise to return the nation to civilian rule in March 1984. The list was described as a set of principles to help create "the necessary conditions for a stable democracy." In fact, it looked as if the nervous junta wanted a blanket amnesty for its actions during the past six years...
...Siberia, USSR Trees Read Aldous Huxley on peyote tripping. Three meals: bread and cheese, fried eggs, cucumber, chicken soup, borscht. Read 541-page novel with jacket review, "...a man's world, where hate can swell like biceps and frontiers beckon as seductively as a woman." Play "hearts" on blanket between top bunks...
...grandstanding the council has afforded him "I'd like to think that I'd be able to live with whatever the council decides on any question," says Smith. He means to discuss all financial questions with the 89-member group, including some innovative ideas--such as avoiding any blanket restriction on what activities to fund, and possibly depositing the council's budget in a bank where it can earn interest...