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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Nozick said the way to solve the problems of the volunteer army is to offer greater motivation to enter the army. "One could, by increasing salaries to lure people into the army, have whatever type of armed forces one likes," Nozick said...
...home-grown, mellow music and the altruism of its workers aren't all the Nameless has to offer. Refreshments are served continuously by, yes, volunteer waiters and waitresses. You can take your pick from hot chocolate, cinnamon or plain coffee, mocha, tea, assorted sodas, cookies, or the best hot apple cider in town. Everything is free, but the place runs on donations, so leave something in the basket on the way out. Of course, if you're in the mood for a little good, healthy manual labor, co-manager Elizabeth Cold says they can always use more volunteers to serve...
Jaki Byard doesn't like the pressure of travel and extensive touring, and he doesn't enjoy the hassle of bargaining with record companies, so his work rarely receives the recognition that it deserves. It's sad that our culture doesn't offer more alternatives for musicians like Byard, but at least he has been able to eke some sort of livelihood out of noncommercial music. Tonight or any Wednesday you'll find it refreshing to hear a player who places musical integrity before the numerous advantages of "selling out" to the system...
Byrd, too, was an obvious choice. He led the league in assists while also putting points on the scoreboard. While not really a bonafide All-American prospect as Lions boosters claim, Byrd is certainly the best guard the Ivies has to offer...
Naturally, there can be enormous rewards for anybody who can lay his hands on a cargo of oil that is not locked up by a sales contract. Sometimes operating out of telephone booths, profiteers have been offering deals on as much as half of Indonesia's total production, which local politicians are said to have got their hands on. Oil cargoes have been sold four and five times while the tanker was still on the high seas, and each subsequent owner has pocketed vast profits. At a dinner of the Institute of Petroleum in London two weeks ago, while...