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...return also gave a few glimpses into the candidate's private life. He listed only $12 in finance charges on credit cards, indicating that he is prompt in paying his bills. He spent almost as much on postage ($2,518) as he did on doctors and dentists ($2,611). He gave only $4,108 to charities in 1979, a fourth of Jimmy Carter's $ 15,438 in donations. One other entry confirmed that Reagan is a thorough money manager: Daughter Maureen paid him $481 in interest on a loan...
Moscow itself sparkled with freshly painted buildings and manicured gardens. Everything seemed technically right-the food was good, the subways and buses were prompt, even the press center met the demanding standards of Western journalists. "It is a revelation," gushed a Soviet newsman. "The computerization, the mechanization-nothing in Russia has ever been done to such a high standard...
...best preventive medicine, other than prompt removal of infected trees, is constant vigilance, spraying and pruning. New York City has 33,000 American elms, one of the largest municipal collections in the East. Fewer than 1% died last year, largely because the elms are doused each spring with a chemical that discourages beetles from nesting, and park rangers and volunteers conduct "elm watches" to spot the disease (early signs: wilting, curling and yellowing leaves; thinning of the tree's crown; brown streaks under the bark). An aroused citizenry helps keep the pressure on city hall; last month elm lovers...
...University took prompt steps to improve ventilation in the building, although it was already slated for full-scale renovation in the fall. Kovitz says Med School officials implemented the interim measures because of union pressure, while administrators deny that District 65 had anything to do with the changes...
...granted, and are speculating on its size. Guesses are settling in around $25 billion to $30 billion, divided into the traditional split of two-thirds going to individuals and one-third to businesses, though Schultze for one would prefer increasing business's share in order to prompt job-stimulating investment. In Washington, there is some speculation that the President will not even wait until fall to propose a cut, but will spring it on Congress within the next month-before the Republican convention meets in Detroit July...