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...would be reassuring to think of multibillion-dollar defense contracts as a tonic for cash-starved U.S. industries. For years businessmen and the Pentagon have rightly urged Congress to take a long view in planning its defense expenditures, using multiyear procurement programs in order to ensure the steady and smooth development of new weapons systems. Unfortunately, the explosive new surge in defense spending is coming just when factories and financial markets will find it difficult to handle the strain...
...rift in what had been a relatively smooth relationship between Israel and Egypt since Sadat's death hardly helped to quell anxieties as Israel prepared to relinquish the last part of the Sinai on April 25. Hints by Israel that it might attack P.L.O. strongholds in southern Lebanon were also deeply worrying. To urge restraint on all parties, Washington dispatched Special Envoy Philip Habib to the region once again...
...that the intercom sounds "a bit clogged up," and he barks: "What's the matter with this place? Everything's clogged up, bunged up, stuffed up, buggered up. The whole thing's running downhill." Adrian Hall's staging runs in another direction: straight ahead, and smooth as a Rolls-Royce. Though the entire cast is exemplary, George Martin's Roote is exceptional. With his foggy look, sagging belly and mouth-watering delivery, he is the very model of a modern Colonel Blimpie. -ByT.E.Kalem
...system has served Japan well. Since World War II it has produced a highly literate and mathematically capable population. It also prepares students for smooth entry into an overcrowded and competitive society that sets a high value on the virtues of discipline and cooperation. In a carefully ordered culture like Japan's, high educational achievement is virtually the only guarantee of a successful career. More than 65% of high school students stick with college entrance courses. Says one: "When you go into a technical course, it's very bad. Everyone knows you couldn't make it." Notes...
Amid all this unbridled joy one Piston rose above all my other idols. M.L. Carr, Detroit's smooth small forward, was the kind of player who could burn an opposing team all night and then walk off the court joking with his foes...