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Part of the payment will certainly come from French arms. Already France has reportedly contracted to sell the Saudis 38 Mirage HiE fighter-bombers, 275 AMX-30 tanks and an assortment of antitank missiles and amphibious equipment. In addition, the French are negotiating with the Saudis to equip the tanks with advanced laser aiming devices and infra-red detector systems -which would make them the most sophisticated tanks in the world...
...athwart the path of Vietnamese progress. Thieu has no awesome visions; his only desire is to remain in power and to continue rewarding the small group of landlords and government officials who support him. Thieu cannot survive without the massive amounts of American aid which finance his government and equip his army. But the United States is weary of war, weary of pouring money into the bottomless Vietnamese pit. Thieu must insure that the aid continues despite the stiffening American reluctance...
Having got the organization and the man, though, the Administration must still equip itself with an effective energy strategy. Simon promised to get moving on that immediately, pledging a decision by the end of this month on the hardest problem: whether to start gasoline rationing. Some Washingtonians have already concluded that he will say no. Their reasoning: Love is said to have been bounced from the top energy post because, after initial reluctance, he concluded that rationing was inevitable. Also, Simon retains his post as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. That means that his immediate boss remains Treasury Secretary George...
...trouble with school, argues Coleman, is that its focus is too narrow. At their best, schools equip the young with basic skills, some knowledge of their heritage, and a taste for learning. But schools are not designed to provide such adult necessities as the ability to manage one's own affairs or to engage in "intense, concentrated involvement in an activity." Nor are they the place for learning how to take responsibility for and work with others...
First the price for fixing up San Clemente was announced as $39,525. Then, as with some giant roast beef, the figure kept rising. By June, the Administration said that $703,367 in public funds had been spent to equip the Western White House-plus another $1,180,522 for the President's home in Key Biscayne, Fla. Last week it made a new public accounting and set the total at nearly $10 million...