Word: commanders
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Administration officials complained that the report, mostly covering the period between 1977 and September 1982, ignored recent developments, and pointed out that there is already an emphasis on closer cooperation. Each of the newly established offices will have a full-time coordinator under the overall command of the Vice President's staff. Said Bush last Friday: "We in the Administration are not unaware of the difficulty of our task. But our efforts are both innovative and substantial...
...elections are expected to shift voting patterns only slightly. The Christian Democrats have acquired a prestigious first-time candidate in Guido Carli, 69, who headed the powerful Bank of Italy for 16 years. His party will most likely command close to its traditional 38% of the vote. The Communists, under Enrico Berlinguer, have steadily been losing ground since reaching their high of 34.4% of the vote in 1976. Some polls predict 27% or 28% in next week's count. Socialist Leader Bettino Craxi, who forced the elections by bailing out of the last coalition government, had hoped to engineer...
Californians Dennis Conner, 40, a computerized competitor, and Tom Blackaller, 43, a lighthearted sailor, are old and dedicated rivals. In paramilitary command of Freedom, Conner defended the Cup so scientifically and staunchly in 1980 (43-4 in races against other defenders, 4-1 over Australia for the series) that his professionalism has been charged with killing fun and games. Outrageous Captain Courageous Ted Turner, who let ordinary people into the sport in 1977, says, "It knocks out of the competition forever anyone who's not prepared to give up three years of his life." Says Blackaller of Conner...
...reform move last December, when it passed a bill that raised members' salaries from $60,662 to $69,800, but imposed a 30% limit on honorariums. The Senate also considered the matter but decided to maintain the status quo: no raise, no fee restrictions. Senators generally can command higher honorariums than House members. Last year Kansas Republican Robert Dole made $135,750 (of which he donated $51,500 to charity); South Carolina Democrat Fritz Hollings, $92,270 (none to charity); and New Mexico Republican Pete Domenici, $84,450 ($27,000 to charity...
...Falkland's. The Falklands have a strategic importance. How often have I tried to tell our friends and allies this. The Falklands have been important in British history since 1770, when we were forced off. The battle of the Falklands in the first World War was for the command of those straits; if we had not won that, we would not have won the war. It is British sovereign territory. The Falklanders wish to be British subjects. I simply do not understand what is wrong with that. I would have thought it was of immense help to our American...