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WITHIN THE NEXT TWO months President Nixon is likely to accept a sizeable portion of the resignations he has recently requested from approximately 2000 Federal bureaucrats. His admitted purpose is to streamline Washington's bureaucracy, shifting its power centers into more productive positions closer to his will. Come February, decision making in Washington probably will be found in offices closely tied with the White House Staff or located within the Old Executive Office Building itself...
More Muscle. To protect the capital, U.S. B-52s have been concentrating on a portion of Binh Duong province, which lies 25 to 50 miles north of Saigon. In addition, every night at least five C-130 gunships circle the city from 8:30 p.m. until dawn, dropping illumination flares and firing on anything that moves in certain areas along the capital's perimeter. On the ground the city is further protected by 33 watchtowers, heavy artillery and a national police force of 21,000 men. Says one U.S. analyst: "As in any big city, it is possible for small...
Delight, anger, confusion and skepticism are only some of the reactions of local politicians to the Government's landmark program to kick back to states and municipalities a portion of the tax money that it collects. The first Treasury checks, retroactive to January, will go in the mail next month, in time to arrive for Christmas. Already, from the grandest statehouse to the meanest village hall, officeholders are planning, wrangling and pontificating on how best to use the windfall...
Harvard, which remains undefeated (6-0-1) and number one in New England, is entering the most demanding portion of its schedule. Depending on whether or not the Tufts game is rescheduled for sometime next week, the Crimson will play four or five games in a 12 day span...
Linsky in a speech earlier this evening at his headquarters, said that the situation looks promising Linsky supporters are banking on a strong showing in the factory--towns in the western portion of the district--Leominster, Fitchburg, and Framingham...