Word: hands-off
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Although Reeves operated with a heavy hand, he generally kept the School Committee united. By contrast, some say, Russell's hands-off style allowed tensions to surface...
Recently, however, that hands-off position has seemed more and more insufficient. On the one hand, South Africa's imposition last month of a state of emergency reasserted its absolute indifference to gentle prodding from abroad. On the other hand, support for sweeping economic sanctions has been steadily mounting in Congress. The Administration is now trying to map out some middle ground between doing nothing and imposing tough sanctions. As Secretary of State George Shultz explained last week, Washington must act "in a manner that lends strength to our statements but leaves us in a position to exercise what persuasion...
...leaders to intervene, although the government has offered the unions a package of price freezes and tax cuts that, when added to S.A.F.'s proposal, would approximate labor's demand. Gunnar Nilsson, head of L.O., has rejected that approach. Many Swedes fear that the government's hands-off policy spells economic doom. But at week's end strike-bound Swedes were heartened by news that mediators had proposed pay boosts ranging from 6.8% to 7.3%. With that offer, an end to Sweden's costliest quarrel could finally be at hand...
...story: Allen Franken, young, just out of college, writes for NBC's new Saturday Night comedy show. The setting: Franken gets NBC press pass and follows Reagan around for a day in the backwaters of New Hampshire. The confrontation: the young turk gets Reagan's attention, violating a press hands-off policy during a "Citizens' Press Conference." The question, second-hand, is this: "Uh, Mr. Reagan, it seems today that you've said some contradictory things, and I'd like to inquire about it. At one point today, you told a group of people that you were against legislation...
...power struggle that follows the downfall of Thieu. While there is little hope that Martin, a fanatic anti-communist, would go to great lengths to promote free elections because of the "danger" of a communist electoral victory, the Ford administration and all its agents should at least adopt a hands-off policy in any democratic political struggles in Vietnam...