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Nixon proposed a modest $200 million in new federal spending, although he did not specify where the money would be found. To promote desegregation and concentrate existing funds on special teaching for disadvantaged children, he urged cutbacks in administrative staffs and library construction. Nixon hopes to sweeten the pot with some of the $5 billion in no-strings "general" revenue sharing that he wants Congress to give states. If the states followed their current budget pattern, 41% of the federal money would go to education. But would it? Skeptics fear that some states would use no-strings money for other...
...rustlers. Instead, ranchers send gun-toting cowboys on range patrols in trucks and even light planes. The Florida Cattlemen's Association puts up $500 for tips leading to the conviction of any rustler; in the past 15 months, the reward has been collected only eight times. To sweeten the pot, county associations now offer additional rewards of up to $1,000. The state department of agriculture has added an investigative branch to aid local lawmen and, to further deter cattle thieves, the legislature has raised the maximum penalty for trespassing to ten years and a $10,000 fine...
...Congress gave the FDA a mandate to pass on both the safety and effectiveness of all new drugs before licensing them. Druggists' shelves then were crammed with almost 3,000 previously approved preparations. Some were gimmicky solutions supposed to sweeten the breath or whiten teeth, but others contained valuable medications. Some were made by obscure little companies, but many were produced by distinguished firms...
...additive were limited to the safe daily amount, they added, there was the danger that it might have a cumulative effect on some consumers. For those on diets, the risk of using cyclamates would thus outweigh the benefits. The allowable amount of cyclamates would permit a dieter to sweeten the equivalent of only one serving of canned fruit or vegetables...
...first of the big three automakers to accentuate value was General Motors, and it is still pressing that theme farther than its competition. Newspaper promotions for Chevrolet are headlined: Right Car. Right Price. Right Now. To sweeten the deal, G.M. is lopping $148 off the list price of the Chevelle four-door and $147 from the Chevelle hardtop. Ads for Buick read: "Everybody is looking for a bargain. Here's one you can believe in." The Chrysler-Plymouth Division promotes its Barracuda sports car by comparing its cost with competing models of G.M. and Ford. "Even the price...