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Everyone serves in the Israeli army, though only men till the combat positions. This his psychological and political effects, Ben-Dori says, "Young-sters are full of ideas. The army makes them grown-up, deep-thinking." Also, the army is a cultural common dedominator in a country of immigrants. And since what the government decides may determine whether one or one's children will die or live in peace, Israelis are more concerned with and feel a more personal stake in politics than we do here...
Facing a bare till, a tightfisted Governor builds a surplus...
Only a short time ago, such applause would have been unthinkable. When Deukmejian took office in January of 1983, the recession had eaten away what little remained in the till; earlier, billions in state revenues had been tapped to bail out local governments in the wake of Proposition 13, the 1978 voter initiative that drastically slashed property taxes. Deukmejian faced a staggering $1.5 billion deficit, an unemployment rate of 11.2%, and a Democratic-controlled legislature steeling for a fight. Having pledged not to raise taxes, Deukmejian instead offered an 18-month salvage plan to balance the budget. The battle bitter...
...biggest for a while: temperatures remain well below freezing, and underneath some of the barges 15-foot-to-20-foot ice buildups have sprouted that will take longer to thaw than the river. Predicts Wills: "The tows will be here till spring...
...early as the fall of 1982, members of Hillel and some other groups had asked President Bok to postpone Commencement one day--till Friday, June 8--to avoid conflicting with the two-day holiday. Shavuos, which commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people, is celebrated by Orthodox Jews and some others: several national rabbinical authorities have ruled that attending Commencement ceremonies on that day violates religious law, while others say it contravenes the "spirit" of the holiday. In addition, the holiday poses problems for observant families of graduates, who cannot travel to attend the ceremony...