Word: reaching
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Some of the best of la belle France is within convenient reach of Paris. Less than 200 miles south of the capital lie the vine-covered slopes of Burgundy. Rooms and restaurant tables are plentiful. The grands crus wines, especially those grown on the Côte d'Or, the Slope of Gold, and the Côte de Beaune can be sampled along with lesser vintages at wine caves or the many charming restaurants along the road. The great regional dishes are considerably less expensive than pallid Parisian versions of this essentially peasant food. The one-star Les Gourmets...
Shils' remarks may be, as Government spokesmen charge, both intemperate and premature. But "Caesar's" reach is an object of concern throughout academia. "Governmental intrusion is a considerable and growing problem," says Stanford President Richard Lyman, 55, adding, "but curriculum and academic quality have not been seriously threatened." Affirmative Action Critic Nathan Glazer, a sociologist at Harvard, says a real danger to academic freedom is that faculty members "don't want to go to all the trouble" of proving they have been unable to find qualified blacks or women, so they tolerate inferior appointments...
...University of North Carolina is struggling to reach a compromise with HEW, which has accused the university of racial discrimination and threatens ,to withhold $20 million in federal funds. In North Carolina, division between black and white colleges persists; the state is reluctant to abandon some traditionally black colleges that want to maintain their identity. Those who fear Caesar can also point to the case of Pennsylvania's Grove City College, a small, religiously oriented school that, on principle, has never taken a penny in federal aid. The Government sent Grove City a letter calling it a "recipient" of federal...
...outsize rewards are enough to make many an inflation-straitened American sing along with angry Paycheck. But before everybody gets upset, let alone envious, it might be wise to put the large numbers in perspective. Though nobody has to pass a collection cup for the fellows who reach the top of corporate America's greasy pole, those who make big money as hired managers are a small minority. Down in the trenches, which is anywhere below the senior vice president level, the rewards are moderate and uncertain. A lot of bank vice presidents and middle managers in heavy manufacturing...
...that first inning, freshman Paul Scheper led the attack with two hits from his leadoff spot. Singles by Bobby Kelley, Charlie Santos-Buch and Burke St. John, along with bases-loaded doubles by Mike Stenhouse and Mark Bingham effectively put the game out of reach...