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...latest indications from Peking are that China's idea of sovereignty includes a formula giving the People's Republic some measure of political control over the colony. In a shrill attack late last week, Xinhua, China's official news agency, declared that "unequal treaties forced upon the Chinese people provide an iron clad proof of British imperialism's plunder of Chinese territory. It is a sacred mission," the report added, "of the Chinese government and people to claim sovereignty over Hong Kong." But however mild, such control would mean an end to Hong Kong...
...agree with him and he knows it, but so far he persists. It is painful for him to change his position. On the airfields, the Israelis want some arrangement for transitional control, and I believe this should be worked out. I myself will try to devise an acceptable formula for the West Bank...
...bosses, but Garvey and the players' representatives want to undermine critical management prerogatives. When the talks began last February, the union demanded 55% of the league's gross income, to be taken off the top and divvied up among the players according to the union's formula. Two weeks ago, Garvey came off the 55% proposal to demand 50% of the N.F.L.'s TV income, plus considerable other monies. But more important, the union's proposed salary structure is unchanged...
...controversial formula calls for replacing individual player contracts with a union-administered scale based mainly on seniority; a second-year player, for instance, would receive a base $109,000 salary. Performance bonuses would be added, strictly by the numbers. Each Pro Bowl appearance would be worth $11,000, for example, and more would go to 272 player-selected "stars" in 18 categories. There would also be team performance extras calculated on statistics like total rushing yardage and most field goals blocked. These units could get up to $186,000, to be divided "in proportion to downs played with that unit...
Success, naturally enough, was followed by attention. Everyone likes a winner and people who didn't used to know rugby from whiffle ball suddenly became afficionados. Enter the ruggers' unique formula for success: no varsity status, no university supervision (e.g. coaches), optional practices three days a week and, yes, kegs and rigorous beer consumption following practices...