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...carrot was conceived by Arthur Okun, a Brookings Institution senior fellow and a member of TIME'S Board of Economists. In April. Brookings will hold a two-day closed-door seminar of economists to debate the Okun proposal; an open meeting of business and labor leaders is planned for midyear. Participation in his plan would be voluntary, but companies that held wage increases to 6% or less and price increases to 4% or less would be granted a 5% rebate on their federal income taxes. As an inducement for their cooperation, employees in such firms would get a yearly...
...Denver consecration service and calling for reunion with Rome. The church has only about 100 parishes and 10,000 members, v. 2.9 million for the Episcopal Church. But the rebels predict quick growth now that bishops are in place and have set a goal of 100,000 members by midyear. Says Robert S. Morse of Oakland, Calif, one of the new bishops: "We will, in 50 years, be the only Episcopal Church in the United States...
There is more than a touch of schizophrenia in America's midyear mood. The nation remains well disposed toward Jimmy Carter, yet lacks confidence in his ability to handle the uncertain economy. Americans complain that the Government is not doing enough to whip inflation, yet want the Government to quit meddling so much in their lives. They want Carter to do something, yet doubt that any one individual-even a President-can solve the nation's problems...
Last October he speculated that the midyear application would net work-study about $25,000--almost $120,000 less than the program actually received...
...that I've caught you feverishly cramming for finals and praying that you'll remember those obscure quotes from Plato's Symposium for you Hum 5 midyear, I think it's a good time to step back and really look at this beast called "Reading Period." As I see it there are two issues at hand here. First we need to ask what kind of miserable calender system bestowed such a monster as Reading Period on us undergrads, and second we should wonder whether this animal, since it does thrive among us, serves any sort of useful purpose...