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...Army has improved the way it computes cost of living allowances. They are now adjusted monthly and take more prices into account. The Army provides financial advice and such services as family- emergency funds and low-interest credit. Despite the decreased value of the dollar, say Pentagon spokesmen, there has been an increase in requests for extensions of West German tours of duty. But some observers worry about whether that trend will continue in the face of new pfennig-pinching campaigns...
...Soviet spokesmen have suggested that, although the Star Wars program is not an obstacle in its present state of development, it could become one and would have to be discussed later...
Harvard most likely could get the money elsewhere if this study is worthwhile. According to spokesmen, the CIA is not giving the researchers any special access. It is unfortunate that the University in its efforts to achieve a small victory for openness linked itself with a body that in its penchant for secrecy has corrupted its noble aim of helping to advance the interests of democracy...
...Police spokesmen also said the city allots only eight percent of the city budget to the police department, a sum they said is inadequate to supply the necessary equipment, such as police radios, to all officers...
...Three U.S. automakers, spokesmen say the companies are still assessing market demand. Donald Runkle, a director of advanced vehicle engineering at General Motors, acknowledges that four-wheel steering can improve handling and maneuverability. The question, he says, is whether Americans will be willing to pay the premium of some $1,000 the Japanese are charging. "We have come down on the side of it not being worth what it costs ! right now," says Runkle. "But we could be wrong. Honda could come in here and clean our clock with four-wheel steering...