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...readers and viewers become increasingly preoccupied with the economy and other domestic problems, more and more news organizations feel free to skimp on foreign coverage. The Baltimore Sun will eliminate its Rio de Janeiro bureau in June, the Chicago Tribune has closed its Paris bureau, and the Washington Star-News this month is recalling its single foreign correspondent, Hong Kong-based Henry Bradsher. Costly wire and features services are also going. The Sacramento Union has saved as much as $80,000 a year by ordering its Associated Press ticker removed (and taking on the far less expensive Chicago Daily News/Sun-Times...
Rampaging Junkies. Caught in the squeeze, city officials had no choice but to skimp on services. Untended, facilities began to fall apart. Elevators stalled. Because windows were inadequately screened, several children fell...
...Even though the orchestra is made up of men who make their livings at other jobs-including the permanent conductor, Harvard Professor Leon Kirchner-they do not skimp on rehearsal time. "We do not go into any concert unrehearsed," says Goldman. This is true no matter how long it takes to learn a piece, and rehearsal costs can take up a good chunk of the budget. Without the pressure of thrice weekly concerts, the Philharmonia can take a more leisurely approach to music...
Despite the parsimonious mood of Congress, McNamara is criticized for having failed to allot enough defense funds for long-range planning. For three years, the war has forced the Pentagon to skimp on research and development. Says John S. Foster Jr., 45, director of defense research and engineering: "If this trend were allowed to continue, our national technological position soon would be crippled...
Little Nibbles. Troops manning the guardposts must skimp along on only four or five hours of sleep a night, live on C rations and accustom themselves to an eerie and tense life during their temporary duty. There is seldom any enemy to be seen-only small Communist guardposts on the opposite hills. The terrain is rough with stumps, harsh inclines and thick, scrubby bushes. Thousands of white herons, pheasant, deer and bobcats rustle through the undergrowth, sometimes tripping flares or detonating Claymore mines. North Korean loudspeakers blare constant propaganda. When American and North Korean patrols spot each other across...