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...balanced tax program, some spur to investment in more productive machinery is needed. Nixon's critics make much of figures showing that U.S. industry is operating at only 73% of capacity; these opponents contend that corporate executives are unlikely to increase investment greatly when so much of their existing plant lies idle. The statistics are not gathered by the Federal Reserve, which publishes them, but by McGraw-Hill, Inc., which matches production figures against an annual survey of the capacity increases planned by large companies in 18 industries. Clayton Gehman, a Federal Reserve economist, says that the figures should...
...California psychologists now offer empirical evidence that faith in the value of competitive sports is simply not valid. Writing in the current issue of Psychology Today, Professors Bruce Ogilvie and Thomas Tutko of San Diego State College contend that "the personality of the ideal athlete is not the result of any molding process but comes out of the ruthless selection process that occurs at all levels of sport." The authors further argue that "athletic competition has no more beneficial effects than intense endeavor in any other field...
...addition to quarterback problems, Restic has to contend with a feeling among many players, particularly those competing for a starting spot, that coaches have not been open and straight forward in their maneuvering of different players...
...most distressing implication of the amendment: the drafting of women into the military. "When women take part in the military system," say the authors, "they more truly become full participants in the rights and obligations of citizenship"-even if the obligation involves combat. Physical stamina on the battlefield, they contend, is no longer as necessary in a mechanized military as it once was. Moreover, "as between brutalizing our young men and brutalizing our young women, there is little to choose." The article is similarly direct in its examination of the amendment's probable effect in other areas...
...spend about $300 each year from their own pockets to give students books and supplies that the board of education cannot provide. Thus finance problems are sharpening the battle between traditionalists, who say history, English, math and science are the crux of a good education, and reformers who contend that these are not enough to reach restless students or keep poor ones from falling behind...