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...been submitted to HEW. We did make suggestions to Mr. Leonard during our discussion; indeed, HEW's objections to the Harvard Plan comprised many of the very points (e.g. failure to break down availability figures and goals by academic discipline and department or to set hiring goals which would offset underutilization of women and minorities) raised by the GWO at these meetings. That none of our suggestions was adopted is ample proof that the University did not consider these meetings serious consultation sessions...
Despite such occasional complaints, tourists clad in sport shirts and shorts are fast becoming as familiar in the U.S. as they are in the rest of the world. U.S. Travel Service officials calculate that they will leave behind some $3.7 billion this year, thus helping considerably to offset the $6.2 billion that U.S. tourists are expected to spend abroad in 1973. More important, most will return home to echo the sentiments of Suzy Lafont-and thereby ratify the ultimate value of national hospitality. Says she: "All our friends are waiting for us to return and tell them about our trip...
...American business round the world, began to grumble about the competition that they may face from an $18 million mini steel mill being built for a Japanese consortium in Auburn, N.Y. Yet the surge in direct foreign investment is a golden boon for the U.S. It will help offset the persistent deficit in the nation's balance of payments and provide new technology for the American economy. How do American workers shape up in the eyes of their foreign bosses? In a wry comment on Sony's plant in San Diego, President Akio Morita says: "Our American dealers...
...swift recognition of China-an act endorsed even by the opposition-has led to important new trade ties. His dogged opposition to proposed French nuclear tests in the South Pacific has earned him widespread acclaim. The Labor government's skillful renegotiation of mining contracts with Japan (to offset revaluation of the Australian dollar) pleasantly surprised the Australian business community...
...luckily for the Crimson, their real strength lies in the one thing that tends to offset extra weeks of play and practice--in the "great equalizer"--pitching...