Word: pelle
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Domestic Policy. At home, an avalanche of petrodollars is confronting the Saudis with a profound dilemma: how to preserve the country's Islamic identity and conservative values in the face of a headlong, frequently pell-mell rush of development. The men who face this problem are the members of the royal House of Saud, which has ruled the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since 1932 and which, perhaps like no other dynasty in the world, has turned the running of a country into a family business. All key decision-making positions are held by the royal family which consists...
However, Keenan and other University administrators predict the large constituency of parents, students and educators supporting the Guaranteed Student Loan and Pell Grant programs may pressure Congress into modifying Reagan's proposals, perhaps at the expense of less-well-known grants for research
...cuts will be almost twice that in the following year. The loans, subsidized at 9%, are now available regardless of need; under Reagan's plan, families must prove they genuinely need loans to meet college costs. In addition, interest payments may no longer be deferred. Funding for Pell grants, which are direct scholarships to needy students, will also be reduced.Says John Phillips, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities: "The effect will be an overwhelming shift to cheaper, public-supported colleges." State college administrators agree; they fear that this influx will place a new strain...
...Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Angel, 3 LPs). Herbert von Karajan creates a lucid, lyrical recording. Frederica von Stade, as Mélisande, stands out for her exquisite French style...
...Senate, seven Judiciary Committee members are being joined by Democrat Claiborne Pell and Republican Richard Lugar of the Foreign Relations Committee to make up the special subcommittee that will conduct the main study of the controversy. The panel last week set a working timetable for its hearings and dispatched messengers bearing official requests for information to the President, the Secretaries of State, Energy and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the directors of the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency. The committee is requesting an avalanche of material: tape recordings, diaries, logs and records of telephone calls and personal conversations...