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Schranz, who watched the ceremonies on TV in a Sapporo hotel room, had good reason to be bitter. When Olympic history is written, he will be remembered as the man who was caught in the middle of a face-saving showdown between Brundage and the Fédération Internationale de Ski (F.I.S.). The issue was clear-cut. For years F.I.S. skiers have been paid-either openly or under the table-for endorsing equipment. And for years Brundage has been threatening to bar the "trained seals of the merchandisers" from Olympic competition for violating the rule against professionalism...
Numerous incidents indicate that impoverished local people find it hard to accept even the minimal care given the refugees. Says Farmer Jogen Mandal: "These people are crooks. Each of them has three ration cards. Part of the ration they consume and the rest they sell. They get free medical treatment, and they are much better off than most of us." Replies Bhabendra Nath Roy, former vice principal of Manirampur College in East Pakistan and now a refugee: "We know local people do not like our presence here, and clashes are taking place every day. Camp officials deprive us of rations...
Always Hungry. As conditions within East Pakistan have worsened, so have those of the refugees in India. The stench from poor sanitation facilities hangs heavy in the air. Rajinder Kumar, 32, formerly a clerk in Dacca, says he is "always hungry" on his daily grain ration of 300 grams (about 1½ cups). His three children each get half that much. "They cry for more," he says, "but there isn't any more...
Declining Industry represents the terminal stage of a commercial establishment. It is characterized by an extremely low ration of Managers to Labor and is assumed to have a life-span of 30 years before being abandoned or destroyed...
...thousands of these are still wandering about the countryside without food and shelter. Near the border, some have taken over schools to sleep in; others stay with villagers or sleep out in the fields and under the trees. Most are shepherded into refugee camps where they are given ration cards for food and housed in makeshift sheds of bamboo covered with thatched or plastic roofing. Though no one is actually starving in the camps, food is in short supply, particularly powdered milk and baby food...