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...vote on the 13th?" If the answer was for Kennedy, the conversation was ended. If the Democrat seemed to favor Carter, the volunteer noted the voter's name on a white legal pad. For those who need transportation, Hochendoner has lined up 50 buses, at an average cost of $100 each...
Nixon deserves great credit for tough decisions taken in the face of enormous public pressures; for his strategic grasp; for his courage. His administrative approach was weird and its human cost unattractive, yet history must also record the fundamental fact that major successes were achieved that had proved unattainable by conventional procedures...
Otherwise moderation may abort the hopeful prospects by raising last-minute doubts as to whether the cost of settlement need be paid. Stopping offensive military actions in Korea in 1951 when cease-fire talks started almost surely prolonged the talks; I would make the same argument about the Viet Nam bombing halt in 1968, though I held a different view at the time...
...foreign moneymen worry about the Carter Administration's resolve to hold down inflation at the cost of higher unemployment as the 1980 political campaign picks up steam. They found fresh reason for skepticism last week: it was revealed that to get the unions to join in the Carter anti-inflation program, the Administration agreed not to try to penalize any violators of the "voluntary" wage and price guidelines. Miller attempted to soothe his colleagues in Belgrade by promising that the Administration would "stay the course" in battling inflation, but doubt remained. Said one West German Cabinet minister: "The problem...
Many companies are searching for ways to make their benefit packages more cost-efficient as well as more satisfying to employees. One innovation is the "cafeteria" plan, which allows employees to select their own benefits beyond a certain level of required medical, pension and life insurance coverage. For instance, a middle-aged bachelor might choose higher contributions to his pension plan in return for reduced medical benefits, which he does not need since he has no family. At American Can, employees can forgo, say, annual medical checkups in return for an extra week of paid vacation. Says Senior Vice President...