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...relationship came about naturally enough, since the U.S., with its virtual nuclear monopoly, was the military mainstay of NATO in the early years. But the military situation has changed, and the Europeans have failed to assume the proper share of their own defense. Most of NATO's European partners spend less than 6% of their gross national products on defense, v. the U.S.'s 10%. One consequence is that NATO has never met its defense goals. At present, NATO combat-ready troops, whose divisions are below full strength, are outmanned by Warsaw Pact forces along the Central European...
...radio essay as well as continuing his wry documentaries on the English language, chairs, women and other necessities. He also narrates special programs and often substitutes, as he did again last week, for Cronkite on the network's flagship early-evening newscast. This season, Reasoner has been a mainstay on 60 Minutes, a Tuesday-night television newsmagazine that ap pears every other week and on which he alternates quarter-hour features with Mike Wallace. This week rival NBC is paying it the supreme compliment - imitation at twice the length - by launching a two-hour monthly magazine...
Harrison, a fluid runner who has scored five of the team's seven touchdowns, has been the mainstay of the Yardlings' erratic offense. Unable to find a steady quarterback, Harvard has had to rely on Harrison's breakway speed for their points...
...task of the Communist parties [abroad] is to support Soviet power, since the Soviet Union is the mainstay of the revolutionary movement in all countries...
...printed up posters advertising "high-paying, fun-filled positions" and distributed them on four Wisconsin campuses. So many orders poured in the first week that Randell quit his $12,500-a-year job and went into business for himself. The $2.95 guide has since turned into N.S.M.C.'s mainstay product; last year Randell sold 100,000 copies in three editions and recently Doubleday & Co. brought out a fourth for bookstore sale. The company also operates one of the nation's largest computerized dating services, and systematically mines the data for mailing lists. Through such ingenuity, Student Marketing...