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...than verbal reassurance. New York Mayor John Lindsay called for a mandatory six-month freeze on wages and prices. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 22-nation body, released a report that urged consideration of an "incomes policy" of voluntary controls. Banker David Rockefeller urged Nixon to depart from his economic game plan in favor of a little jawboning -or presidential persuasion-in an effort to hold down wage and price hikes. Even Congress, which has been notably reluctant to pass stringent anti-inflation measures, showed signs of its deep concern over the worsening economic situation. Democrats...
Parking fees are still expected to continue to rise in coming years, however. Under a policy approved by the Council of Deans, individual fees will pay for capital expenditures on parking facilities, while University depart and maintenance costs...
Policy Sabotage. Top management often makes a no-discrimination proclamation but neglects to get the message across to department supervisors -the men who actually hire, fire and promote. The result is a type of policy sabotage that Tom Sims, a black advertising man in Manhattan, calls the "not-in-my-department syndrome." That is, in spite of orders from the summit, middle management resists and undercuts the policy of equal opportunity. The resistance is not necessarily based on racism. Some supervisors are simply reluctant to depart from the status quo or make the considerable extra effort to provide training...
Still, the Marines depart with a sense of frustration and malaise, of leaving the job unfinished, of expending too much blood for too little gain. As an elite organization, the Corps has always been the target of Army jealousy and rivalry. "After every war they try to get rid of the Marines," says one colonel. Viet Nam is no exception. The sister services and a budget-conscious Defense Department are already taking aim at the Corps...
Last January, with domestic conflicts developing over economic reforms and the issue of the Vietnamese troops, Sihanouk decided to depart for France. It was a familiar gambit - leave at a time when trouble is brewing, come back after the situation has worsened, point out how inefficient the temporary chieftains have been and then create a flurry of activity that resembles a solution. This time, however, Sihanouk's absence simply gave Lon Nol and Sirik Matak time to plot...