Word: levelism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Emergency Extensions. Whereas the House has finally completed work on all of its appropriations bills for the year, the Senate has passed only five of the 14 required to finance the Government's operations. That means most departments are operating on emergency extensions of last year's level of support, and new programs are stalled. In school aid, for example, districts needed to know last summer what money would be available for this school year; although it is now nearly half over, they still cannot make plans. The financial crisis is not a mere matter of congressional sloth...
...their fill of heavy fighting. As Nixon sees it, his withdrawal plan will allow the Vietnamese Communists to "save face" by claiming that they drove the Americans home. He has also been advised that neither the Chinese nor the Soviets are pushing Hanoi to increase the present low level of fighting...
Addonizio is not the only Newark official in trouble. Speaking in Florida the night before Addonizio's grand jury appearance, Attorney General John Mitchell revealed that he soon expected "a massive indictment of public officials on a local level" in a state corrupted by organized crime. He also disclosed that federal authorities were on the verge of cracking "probably the largest gambling syndicate that's ever been broken up in this country." Although Mitchell's unusual advance buildup did not identify the state, Justice Department officials said it was New Jersey...
They demanded the replacement of Harvard's present rental agency, Hunneman Realty, by another agent of the tenants' own choosing; a rent freeze at the level of last January 1; and immediate repair of all safety hazards...
...White House told newsmen that a total of 110,000 men will have been removed from Vietnam by mid-April-which will reduce the force level to only...