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...weeks ago proposed a somewhat more drastic freeze on federal spending. Added Congressman James Jones of Oklahoma, who heads the House Budget Committee: "Many of the elements are very close to what I've been saying have to be part of a compromise." Though White House aides found fault with the plan for its meager defense hikes and its politically explosive cuts in Social Security benefits, they were careful not to reject it outright. Domenici has made "a good-faith effort to come up with an alternative," said one presidential adviser. "We'll take a look...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bubbles in the Red Ink | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

...this handy packet has a fault, it's the masterminds' regrettable tendency to gloss over the larger issues, preferring to plump for the stock phrases of money-making hype. No true follower is about to waste time reading now the tips within will help "understand the intimate nature of Pac-Man "and" use your own individual talents to design your personal Pac-Man strategy for maximum point potential." If you needed to be told about the "magnificent video game...one of the most ingenious thoroughly enjoyable games ever introduced to any public anywhere. "you probably wouldn't have gotten this...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: Wokkawokkawokkawok | 2/26/1982 | See Source »

Matina Horner's willingness to speak out on the AWACS sale also raises questions about her priorities. Under her guidance, Radcliffe has become a crew team, a theater, a fund drive, and a press office. That decline is not her fault; it is the largely inevitable result of the "merger non-merger...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: Matina and the Jets | 2/20/1982 | See Source »

...find fault with the subtle assumption in the editorial which implies that he "middle class" has not felt the effect of the war buildup, and drafting their sons will give them a taste of it. On the contrary, the war budget is dashing to the ground every middle-class dream that ever existed in America--a house, a college education, even a steady job. This is because the issue is not the military buildup but an attempt to revive a hopeless economy through militarism and make the American people pay for it. This means massive cutbacks in the standard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Draft | 2/19/1982 | See Source »

Evelyn Murphy, the only female candidate and state Secretary of Environmental Affairs under former governor Michael Dukakis, said the politician's task is not to fault Prop, 2 1/2 but "to get tax dollars to work harder," Government must "set sensible priorities" and abolish unnecessary services, she added...

Author: By Michael J. Novan, | Title: Democratic Candidates Oppose Further Prop 2 1/2 Budget Cuts | 2/12/1982 | See Source »

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