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Thompson, who called the SALT talks "an acceptance by the United States of the number two position in the eyes of the Soviets," said America must commit itself to several years of rapid arms expansion to catch up to the Soviets. "We must face five, six, or seven years of a crisis situation, before we are equal in force," he said...
...both moral and practical grounds. Says he: "In South Africa today, we are suffering from the effects of 30 years of keeping the races apart. We cannot live forever isolated from, and condemned by, the great Western democracies. The dangers we face internally and externally call for major and rapid changes in our policies...
...study, featured in the current issue of the British scientific journal. Nature, directly challenges a theory which has become increasingly popular in recent years, asserting that evolution occurs in short, rapid "bursts" of change...
...skilled labor force is eroding on two fronts. Young people going to work are choosing, or being steered into, white-collar jobs outside of factories. At the same time, experienced journeymen, many of whom learned their trades during World War II, are retiring at a rapid rate. The U.S. Labor Department estimates that there will be an average of 31,000 new skilled labor openings for machinists and machine operators annually until 1990. But only 2,300 new workers qualify for such jobs each year...
...said that the new coach's success can be seen in the rapid improvement of many members of the men's team, especially Adam Beren, who jumped from number-five spot to number two after he began using Usher's tactics this winter...