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...aggressive enough. The scope of the coverage was too narrow." Within three years Johnson hired 100 new staffers and eased out dozens of slower-moving veterans (fewer than 50 of the current editorial staff of 203 were there when he arrived); he also started a new morning edition to siphon off some News readers, redesigned the paper to give it a cleaner look, and added new sections on sports, fashion and travel. The Times Herald's editorial budget rose 157% in five years. Johnson switched the Saturday afternoon edition to the morning, and circulation went...
Thus Anderson appears to have become just what he has always vowed he would not be-a "spoiler" who would siphon off enough votes to alter what would have been the outcome if Carter and Reagan had squared off alone. The Congressman briskly rejects this analysis. Last week he told TIME that if he does fail, he expects Reagan to win-but not because of any result of his own candidacy. Said he: "I just will not accept the idea that I am going to be responsible for Reagan's winning. Carter is losing votes because of Carter, because...
PERHAPS, THEN, Jimmy Carter should reconsider his politics of Pessimism, and recognize that he will not win by projecting a "lesser of two evils" image. If liberals and moderates reject Reagan as dangerous, and fear Anderson will siphon off enough Democratic votes to propel Reagan into office, Carter must make himself an acceptable choice, rather than a weak alternative...
District 65 has managed to siphon off most of the credit, in the eyes of Med Area workers, for both the ventilation improvements and the reassignment of former Med School media technician Benjamin Gladney whose job was supplanted by automation...
...debate and genuine concern undergraduate curricular reform has engendered, Bok and his administration continue to weaken the stance of liberal arts at Harvard with their choices of tasks for Harvard to accomplish under their guidance. Long before undergraduates can press their claim on Harvard's resources, other programs siphon off faculty and money from Arts and Sciences. Professional education benefits at the expense of liberal arts, the supposed foundation for the other schools...