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...young officers into its diplomatic corps and intelligence services. That means raising both pay scales and mo rale; it also means increasing the size and quality of the talent pool from which those services draw. There is a desperate need for a new commitment by Government and the private sec tor alike to foreign-language and area-studies programs in high schools and colleges. However far removed this is sue may seem from the crisis of the mo ment in the Persian Gulf or Eastern Europe, the ability of the U.S. to deal with those regions ten or 20 years...
Reagan's speech was a simple, clear, 19-min. 53-sec. repetition of much of his campaign rhetoric. He thanked President Carter for a smooth transition, outlined the severe economic problems facing the nation, pledged to begin immediately the task of righting the economy, and claimed that government had long been the cause rather than the solution of problems. He concluded with a vintage Reagan evocation of the basic strengths of America and the heroism of its people...
...friendly indicators had "read" the market. "It looks like we've done it again. When we call a top right to the day, it's a hole-in-one, an ace." And Granville is supremely confident that he will never be challenged--he told reporters. "If the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) ever tried to move against me without grounds I would barbecue them and deep fry them. The SEC is afraid of me because I am so powerful." Just the sentiment one would expect from a well-heeled financier...
...Thompson with 50 rounds of ammo rents for $26. Given the Thompson's firing rate of 30 rounds per 2 sec., the gunner gets less than four seconds' worth of ear-battering bliss. Entrepreneur Day is permitted by federal authorities to sell the machine guns, which cost from $500 to $3,000. For better or worse, he has found 100 buyers in three years. Day, who is convinced that the U.S. faces an impending wave of terrorism, also believes that machine-gun slinging will find nationwide acceptance as a sport. "People go bowling or skiing or skydiving...
William O. Douglas, 81, energetic outdoorsman, author of more than a score of books and, above all, an uncompromising champion of what he liked to call the "first-ness of the First Amendment." During his 36 years as a Supreme Court Justice -a record term-the onetime SEC chairman and law professor at Yale and Columbia battled vigorously to safeguard the rights of individuals...