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Before AT&T ever thought of it, Patricia has reached out and touched someone. Gerald, who looks as solid as Wall Street before the '29 crash, is love smitten. With a generous helping of comic relief, including Timothy Wallace playing a musical saw, omnia vincit amor...
...cent of the College is a racial minority, although the percentages in the graduate schools are lower. But Willie adds that he would like to see Blacks and whites switch roles for a while. There is no easier way for a majority people to learn to be generous and compassionate, and for minorities to learn to be magnanimous, he says. "We have done a disservice to whites by not showing them what it's like to be a minority. Now many people may think I'm mischievous and talking tongue-in-cheek, but I also think it's important...
Overall, Carter in his final budget was generous with the Pentagon and stingy with almost everyone else, where he had any choice in the matter. Military spending is projected to rise by 14.5% next year, to $184.4 billion, or an increase of 5% after adjustment for inflation. Carter has already granted a 16% pay hike to servicemen in order to attract and keep better recruits. More money will be used to stockpile spare parts, and a mix of new ships, fighter planes, Trident submarines and MX intercontinental missiles will be added to U.S. armaments in 1982 and in future years...
...subscribers was all but overwhelmed by protests from other publishers. Reason: Dial, which is sent to supporters of sponsoring stations (now including WTVS Detroit) who contribute at least $25 a year, would compete for advertising with commercial magazines while enjoying Public Broadcasting's nonprofit advantages. Among those breaks: generous tax exemptions, lower postal rates, tax-deductible subscription fees and free promotion on PBS stations.* Publisher Philip Merrill, whose Washingtonian (circ. 103,300) was directly threatened by Dial, spearheaded a campaign to end this federal largesse...
Liberals are sure to portray some of the cuts, such as less generous unemployment compensation, as a heartless assault on the members of society who need help the most. Even those programs that seem eminently cuttable are vigorously defended by members of the "iron triangle" of federal spending: Government departments, special interest lobbyists and the staffs of congressional committees that pass on spending plans...