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...goal, the President said, is to reduce the farmer's dependence on Government payments for part of his income, give him more freedom in planting decisions, and pave the way for increased crop exports. If the plan passes Congress -and that is anything but certain-the Administration would retain some residual authority to pay farmers to keep part of their land idle. But White House economists believe that such powers will not have to be used in the foreseeable future. "The Government is going to get out of the agriculture business," exults one economist who frequently advises Nixon. "They...
State Senator Jack H. Backman, chairman of the Social Welfare Committee, has proposed a more moderate bill that would eliminate penalties for possession or the sale of one ounce or less of marijuana without a profit. The Back-man bill would retain existing penalties for the sale of quantities greater than one ounce...
...supported her family of eight as a seamstress. Women traditionally run grocery stores, and a man in that business would be the "object of mockery," Tai said. During the present war, women have taken over many jobs formerly restricted to men, and Tai said that she expects women to retain these positions after...
Sullivan gradually became known to his colleagues as "Mr. Indochina," and he has fought to retain his pre-eminence in that field. "There are some bloodied noses around the department among those who tried to muscle in," notes one Asian specialist. Sullivan's knowledge of Indochina's politics is encyclopedic. One colleague recalls that, about two years ago, Sullivan "simply sat down and dictated to his secretary the basic paper that became the foundation for the 'leopard-spot' standstill cease-fire concept now agreed...
...will be automation, particularly in the composing room. "We have to have it," insists Times Publisher Arthur Ochs ("Punch") Sulzberger. While many papers elsewhere have clung to life and profits by modernizing technical operations, Bertram Powers, president of Typographical Union No. 6, has forced the New York dailies to retain archaic machinery and procedures. Automation would allow the Times, for one thing, to phase out Linotype machines (a 19th century invention) and install computers that can set type directly from edited copy. Such moves have been anathema to the printers in the past. Ten years ago Powers...