Word: cutback
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What's a spy to do when he gets fired? Some 200 CIA secret agents who have received pink slips in the first wave of a planned two-year cutback in covert personnel have been hitting the streets in search of jobs. But who really needs experts on secret information gathering, conspiracy and political subversion? "Hell, we are simply unemployable," complains one such agent. "No one will have...
Allies in Congress. Israel also relies on longtime congressional friends to forestall Administration pressures. As part of a worldwide cutback on arms exports, the White House wants to limit sales and co-production rights to its treaty allies, including NATO nations, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Initially, there were rumors that the White House proposal would exclude Israel, even though it is one of the largest arms recipients. The Israelis were miffed, suspecting the start of an Administration pressure campaign. "We can understand why NATO should be favored," complained one member of the Israeli government. "But New Zealand and Australia...
...example, would force the closing of the Vought Corporation's Dallas plant, a move that has angered several influential congressmen, including House Majority Leader Rep. James Wright (D-Tex.) and House Appropriations Committee Chairman George H. Mahon (D-Tex.). Proposals to terminate production of the Minuteman III missile and cutback orders of F-15 fighter planes have provoked similar responses...
Indeed, to outraged Arizonans, Carter's cutback seemed like a death sentence-and it could not have come at a worse time. Because of the drought, Gila Valley farmers-who would have benefited from CAP-are receiving only 10% to 20% of their usual water supply, and have had to reduce production drastically. The long-range outlook is even more alarming to officials. Ground water, which furnishes 40% of the state's needs, is being pumped out at a rate five times faster than it is being restored...
...paradoxical series of events last week at the Divinity School, financial difficulties moved the school's women's program toward unwelcome budget cuts, despite the widespread support for the program expressed by students, faculty and the dean proposing the cutback...