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...which have little relation to the political forces and social trends in Vietnamese society. Critics of the Administration often tend to glorify the Viet Cong and the National Liberation Front and to magnify the extent of their support. They see the war as a popular uprising against a military-landlord oligarchy dependent upon foreign military support. Hence they see little need for, or basis for, accomodation: if the United States withdrew, it is held, the Saigon regime would quickly collapse, and a new, broadly representative government would come to power under the leadership of the NLF but drawing support from...
There is a dulling sameness to the peasant's life. Still, most commune dwellers are grateful to have seen the end of the bad old days before the revolution. Then there was an eternal debt that could never be paid, abuse from a landlord whose word was law, wandering soldiers who stole and confiscated...
Unoka Okonjo, professor of Sociology at B.U., said Friday night that Mary Lee, the owner of the Hong Kong and landlord of 118 Columbia St. in Brookline, had reneged on a promise her agent made to rent Okonjo an apartment...
...Landlords seeking rent boosts on the basis of increased operating costs -labor, fuel, loan interest-are limited to only 2.5%. If expenses rise above that figure, they must be absorbed by the landlord himself. He will, however, be allowed to pass on to tenants the cost of increases in property taxes or municipal services. Beyond that, landlords can get rent rises of up to 10% for capital improvements, such as remodeling and installing air-conditioning systems. Any demands above that must be approved by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS will investigate complaints from tenants who believe their rent adjustments...
...Reason: a 15-member Rent Board headed by former Congressman Thomas B. Curtis was still debating guidelines for future increases. They are expected almost any time. Meanwhile, IRS officials have told thousands of tenants that "they may wish to refuse to pay added rental charges" unless the landlord can justify them. Such increases are permitted in three cases. 1) Apartments in which rent is controlled by local or state authorities do not come under federal regulations, and thus rents for these units may be increased. 2) The rent for any other units may be increased if 10% of "substantially identical...