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...expanse of northeast Africa, other exercises will range from the field testing of water purification systems to full-scale U.S.-Egyptian army exercises. The most spectacular event will occur on Nov. 24, when six B-52 bombers, flying from North Dakota bases and refueled three times in midair, will skim across the Egyptian desert at an altitude of a few hundred feet and drop live bombs (see map), a feat that will not necessarily inspire worldwide...
Perhaps he did manage to skim through the article, selectively choosing a few of the passages which supported his preconceived notions about supply-side economics, while ignoring the more important, but less sensational aspects of "The Education of David Stockman." The most notable of these is his disillusionment with the power of interest groups and the nearly insurmountable political and practical problems associated with formulating a $700-billion budget. It seems more likely though and this is evidenced by the scarce references to the Stockman article in the Crimson editorial, that the Crimson editor simply read a few secondhand newspaper...
...Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer": "Her eyes narrowed. I shifted my 200 Ibs. slightly, lazily set fire to a finger, and watched it burn down." He combats a compulsion for the bottle, wrangles with Alfred Hitchcock over the script of Strangers on a Train ("If you wanted something written in skim milk, why on earth did you bother to come to me?"), watches Cissy die by agonizing degrees, attempts suicide, and each time revives to go a few more rounds with a new book. In between he analyzes, complains and rejoices on stationery. "I don't know why the hell...
...Buchwald is not a bad man because he is lazy about his columns. Within his self-imposed parameters, he succeeds more often than not. But like most writing composed between a late lunch and a 5 p.m. Capitol Hill reception, his merits little more than a quick read. Skim until you find the punch-line, scan the letters to the editor for someone you know and then chuck the whole thing into the garbage. Has anyone ever cut out and saved more than one Buchwald column...
...fact, skim milk has been available on request at both the Union and House dining halls, Frank J. Weissbecker, Director of Food Services, said yesterday...