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To support the U.S. argument, officials in Washington showed reporters a copy of an early version of one provision that they said was to have been published as a supplementary agreement and that seemed to uphold the U.S. position on the issue. Complained Begin: "Let me respectfully say that they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Carter's Swift Revival | 10/2/1978 | See Source »

The House version of the bill, however, includes a tax credit for parents of students in private and parochial elementary and secondary schools. The Senate removed this provision from its version of the credit in the midst of criticism that it would strike a death-blow to the already shaky...

Author: By Amy B. Maclntosh, | Title: Financial Aid: Into the Labyrinth | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

The Postal Service wants to increase productivity further by eliminating more workers. As part of the agreement to resume bargaining, Bolger insisted on reopening discussion of the no-layoff clause in the contract. Facing tough re-election battles this fall, Vacca and Emmet Andrews, president of the American Postal Workers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Strike Off | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

During the course of the faculty debate, many professores complained that their fields had not been included in the Core; likewise, student groups objected to the plan's failure to include any provision allowing advanced students to by-pass the introductory-level courses of which the Core will most likely...

Author: By Francis J. Connolly, | Title: Farewell to Gen Ed | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

House and Senate conferees will now hammer out a version of the tuition tax credit bill acceptable to both chambers, and one controversial provision is likely to draw spirited debate. The House version grants credits for private and parochial school costs. But in the Senate vote last week, a measure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Relief in Sight | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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