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...House and Senate Armed Services Committees, lobbyists for weapons manufacturers are fanning out to make sure that lawmakers do not trim their pet projects from the defense budget...
...British historian who wrote that power corrupts, would have recognized a fitting subject in the Marcos regime as its authority continued to expand. For years, critics have focused on the extravagance of First Lady Imelda, a former beauty-contest winner who has channeled huge amounts of money into pet projects through her roles as governor of Metro Manila, the administrative unit that encompasses the capital and its sprawling suburbs, and as national Minister of Human Settlements. Last week a U.S. congressional inquiry was looking into allegations that the Marcos family has been secretly funneling money, possibly including U.S. aid funds...
Many in Leverett House want to restrict the use of our vents to "our" bum. This is to me a disgusting thought. Leverett students should not be interested in finding an unfortunate human being to patronize as their pet. This man is not our pet; he should be treated to proper care in a proper shelter. "Concerned" students who want him to stay on a hot air vent are misplacing their concern. The Leverett House vents are not--nor were they ever meant to be--proper shelters, and students should not encourage other human beings to live there...
...Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings published a novel about a boy and his pet, a doomed young fawn. It won the Pulitzer Prize and passed into many editions. The most valuable remains the version decorated with paintings by N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), the great illustrator of Robin Hood and Treasure Island. Now, as a Reissued Classic, The Yearling (Scribners; $19.95) is again available. Once more the tragic but redeeming life of the Florida backcountry is illuminated by a giant of the genre...
...whose 65 lbs. and high spirits got him exiled to the Reagan ranch in California after only a year at the White House. Fully grown at 16 lbs., Rex promises to be more compatible with the diminutive First Lady. Furthermore, he has impeccable conservative papers. His sister is the pet of William F. Buckley Jr. The First Lady fell in love with the Buckleys' dog last fall, and when the Reagans came to New York City last week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Buckley's National Review, the President had arranged to pick up Rex as a surprise Christmas...