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Washington has no such restrictive blueprint. Ray doubts that anybody could draw one up that made sense. "Where could you find such a group of wise people?" she asks. One quick answer is right in Seattle, where a group of talented people helped transform the economy of the Puget Sound area...
...black moderates sounded surprised and pleased. A spokesman for Sithole called the announcement a "decisive move" that paved the way for blacks and whites to "sit down together and work out a blueprint for Zimbabwe," the African name for Rhodesia. Jeremiah Chirau, the head of a group of tribal leaders, declared that "an end to terrorism must be in sight." Most important of all was the reaction of Bishop Muzorewa, probably the most popular of Rhodesia's black politicians. Addressing a rally of his African National Council's youth wing in Salisbury, Muzorewa said he was willing...
...brings in about $1 billion a year?should be replaced by a legislative package that would include welfare reform, a selective job freeze and, if necessary, a "modest" increase in the state sales tax. The proposal has been roundly attacked by economists, editorialists?and many fellow Republican politicians. "A blueprint for disaster," charged the Trenton Times, arguing that the Bateman plan would raise property and sales taxes and most hurt those least able to afford it?the elderly, the unemployed and the poor. Byrne has latched onto the tax issue with uncharacteristic vehemence?and apparent political success...
Delays in meeting the complex rules, which must be complied with before building can start, boost costs. Says New Jersey Builder Philip Azzolina: "Two or three years ago, you took the architect's blueprint for a house to the local authority, and while you waited it was approved or rejected. If it was approved, it was stamped on the spot; you then paid the fee and got the building permit. Now you submit the plan, and in some towns it takes a month to get it approved and permission to build. Before a blueprint is passed...
...Pathet Lao regime that replaced the monarchy in 1975, assuming that their new rulers would be as typically languid as the old ones. But the gray-uniformed Pathet Lao-backed by 15,000 Vietnamese troops and 500 Soviet advisers-immediately began building the country according to a socialist blueprint...