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Perhaps the cruelest result of the practice is that it encourages youngsters to pin their hopes on an athletic future to the detriment of normal educational and social growth. Nearly 1 million boys play high school football, but only 21,500 of them win scholarships to major colleges and universities...
A major criticism of the program is that FHA subsidizes inefficiency by providing marginal farmers with enough funds so that they will not have to quit the land. Contends John Lawlor, executive vice president of the Citizen State Bank in Belle Plaine: "They've kept people in business who...
Detroit, especially, is anticipating the early departure of Nader Disciple Joan Claybrook as head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, where she pushed hard for the air bags and tighter fuel-efficiency standards for trucks and vans that caused auto-industry headaches. Yale Professor Merton Peck, a Johnson Administration...
Under the pressure of the campaign, Carter, with some reluctance, has also proposed a tax cut for next year. It would provide $27.6 billion in relief to taxpayers and a faster write-off for business depreciation. Surprisingly, for a Democratic plan, a larger share of the savings would go to...
Less feisty bookmen admit that they are already moving unsold books out of their warehouses at an accelerated pace. Says Viking Treasurer Theodore Flam: "We're talking about a reverse effect on cash flow. We are losing money on our inventory, and we can't afford to. We...