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...costliest senatorial election in the nation's history (estimated outlay: $65 million), one of the most bitterly fought and from all appearances, likely to be the closest since 1954, when Democrats won control by a single vote...
...Palo Alto, Calif. The company, which has already been a consultant to the system for a year, will put the school staff on its payroll, take full charge of curriculum planning and administration. In turn, the city will pay the firm $800 a year per student, the current school outlay in Gary. As a key condition of its contract, BRL must refund the entire fee for any student who is still below the national achievement norm after three years in the program. The Gary teachers' union is keeping a close watch on the plan...
...delighted with their new gadget, which they bought after reading reports that their Hong Kong colleagues had used it successfully in riot control. It is cheap and effective: each shell costs only $7.50. Four were fired at the Fourth of July crowd, dispersing it immediately for a total outlay of $30. "In the past," says Lieut. Ralph Schillinger, "we have fired as much as $6,000 worth of tear gas in one day and still not stopped a riot." The plugs have one other advantage over tear-gas canisters. They are too light to cause any injury to police...
Federal Government is funneling a record $268 million to local lawmen this year?four times last year's outlay. More controversially, Congress and state legislatures are considering measures that would allow police to expand wiretapping and enter suspicious dwellings without knocking. In most areas, public opinion has seldom been so pro-cop. A recent Gallup poll revealed that a majority of Americans view crime control as their No. 1 priority, and even longtime dissenters are beginning to have second thoughts. Though many radicals still think of police as "pigs"?with some justification in a number of cities ?liberals...
Neither resolution will entail a major outlay of capital as other resolutions might have nor will they restrict the scope of GM's present or future activities...