Word: drafted
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...wage, to $3.10 an hour, and expanded allowances of about 25% for the aged, handicapped and poor. Then followed a decree calling for a mandatory fifth week of paid vacation for all salaried workers. On June 10, the government set up a committee of business and union leaders to draft a plan for a gradual shortening of the work week to 35 hours by 1985. Simultaneously came the announcement of nearly 54,000 new government jobs and a reform of the French tax system that would impose surtaxes on company expense accounts and high salaries. And last week the government...
...Security Council reflected the ambivalent approach of the Reagan Administration toward the problem of censuring Israel for the bombing raid on Iraq's Tammuz nuclear reactor. Eloquently recalling the "strength of U.S. ties and commitment to Israel and the warmth of our feelings," Kirkpatrick admitted that the draft was "not a perfect resolution." But she added that Washington had been "shocked" by the Israelis' launching a raid before peaceful approaches had been exhausted. Replied Israeli Ambassador Yehuda Blum: "Israel unreservedly rejects the biased and one-sided resolution just adopted by the council." Then he added with heavy sarcasm...
...examined U.S. and Soviet preparations for tactical nuclear war in Europe and questioned whether the resulting devastation would allow the word victory to retain any meaning. The third segment explored manpower and readiness issues, ranging from the low retention rate of Navy petty officers to the reinstitution of the draft (favored by many training officers although opposed by the Administration); it also made a plea for increased spending on spare parts and realistic training to enhance the flashy weapons. The fourth followed the metamorphosis of the Navy's F-18A Hornet from a $5 million fighter into...
...until he was traded or quit the game. When an arbitrator (and later an appeals court) ruled in favor of the players, the free-agent era began. Players who completed their contracts were free to offer their services to the highest bidder. The first free-agent re-entry draft was held the following fall. Reggie Jackson came away the big winner, signing a five-year contract at a reported $3 million with the New York Yankees...
...those who had spent at least six years in the big leagues (the average major league tenure is slightly more than four years). The players also agreed to give a team that loses an athlete to free agency one of his new club's picks in the annual draft of amateur players. Even with these limitations, free-agent bidding quickly soared into the stratosphere, and owners found themselves throwing millions at sore-armed pitchers and journeyman outfielders. The owners' solution: force the big spenders to give up a working big leaguer, not an untried amateur, whenever they signed...