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...Poland. Asked to clarify, Weinberger cryptically replied, "There's no linkage yet." Even that response seemed injudicious and ill-timed: Moscow might seize on the threat of a U.S.-China arms deal as one more excuse to invade Poland, and any weapons the U.S. might provide would barely dent the Soviets' overwhelming military superiority to China...
...slash $800 million from the student loan and aid programs that are his lifeline as a freshman at Bates, a small (enrollment: 1,450) liberal arts college in Lewiston, Me. Andrews' summer savings and the $35 a week he earns as a lifeguard at the college make little dent in the $7,500 tuition and board. Says he: "Cutting financial aid for students is not cutting fat, it's cutting lean...
...most obvious answer is the state of the economy. The real test of the staying power of the Republican ascendancy will be whether or not President Reagan's scheme of tax cuts and spending reductions makes a visible dent in the federal deficit, unemployment, and inflation. Weicker, for all of his legislative eccentricity, has supported the administration's efforts in general terms. If Reagan succeeds, Weicker can tell his neighbors in Mystic that he was part of the president's team. He will also be able to paint any primary challenge from the far right as an obstacle to further...
King told the state legislature that he wants nearly a 7-per-cent hike in the state budget. Aid to local communities will go up less than 4 per cent, though--a figure one city official called a "sick joke," considering the 15 per cent dent Proposition 2 1/2 will put in tax revenues next year...
...prides itself on hiring out autos that are up to ten years old and often look it. The network, sardonically named Rent-A-Wreck, charges only $11.95 to $14.95 a day for its standard cars, depending on location. They are mechanically sound and clean, though they may sport a dent or two. (Avis' shiny, new-model cars, by comparison, can cost up to $64 a day in some cities.) Rent-A-Wreck has 120 franchised outlets nationwide, and is adding two a week. Says Founder Dave Schwartz, a former Los Angeles used-car salesman: "You drive a used...