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...Armor task force was created in response to another problem plaguing women in the military: sexual harassment. In the Navy the majority of 1,400 females surveyed last year said they had been victims. Carlucci last week ordered stricter enforcement of sexual harassment codes, development of new sensitivity-training courses, and a system that will allow women to pursue their complaints with other authorities if their local commander fails to respond...
...College recently instituted a stricter alcohol policy, and attendance at large house committee-sponsored parties has shrunk. The Men of Clay and the Infidels already play at the most popular functions on campus. Since attendance was poor at The Quick's few on-campus shows, the group decided to disband this winter. "The alcohol policy killed the party scene here at Harvard," Ben Hammond says...
...others at the Institute of Politics panel discussion urged states to adopt stricter gun control laws as a way of cutting the crime rate...
Wolf and Sullivan both said the zoning changes ought to put stricter limits on the sizes of buildings relative to the dimensions of their lots. Like several of their colleagues, they support a system of "incentive zoning." The system, which is applied most notably in New York City, starts with unusually tight restrictions, and then grants exceptions for developers who agree to include various forms of public improvements in their plans...
...positioned to take much partisan advantage from the Republican deficit distress. Gephardt's notions of bitter medicine, for example, do not extend to Iowa voters; he fervently backs a farm bill that he admits would increase food prices. Dukakis still clings to his widely ridiculed notion that stricter IRS enforcement would slash $35 billion from the deficit. Dukakis does not want to discuss new taxes, claims Chris Edley, his campaign-issues director, because he fears that they would draw attention from his IRS compliance scheme. Gore is equally vague. All he offers is platitudes and a modest grab...