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Suvorov would probably be pleased with today's Soviet military. The typical barracks is a long two-story wooden hut with beds so crammed together that they touch. The soldier's only token of privacy is a small wooden locker in which he keeps his uniform, two sets of underwear, shaving gear, a toothbrush and a few other permitted personal items, such as photos and letters. Latrines are often no more than a row of holes in the ground. Hot water is rare and usually saved for "sanitary day," when troops take their once-a-week shower. One hygienic measure...
...even Saudi Arabian leaders have held informal talks with the Soviets about the possibility of selling crude in exchange for Soviet aid in refinery construction. Given the political instability of most Middle Eastern regimes, many Western experts fear the Soviets could intimidate them into bartering their oil for a token amount of technical aid. Says Schlesinger: "Unless the U.S. is prepared to put more muscle into its position in the Persian Gulf, we can expect increased Soviet pressures...
...Administration (MBA) program, explains. "I think President Bok would have been disturbed had they not responded the way they did." Still, proof though it may be of the B-School alumni's loyalty, their January report served merely as positive reinforcement. Originating outside the school, it was only a token voice of support in response to Bok's report...
Lisa E. Davis '80, a representative of Black Students Association, last week called Calkin's letter "a token gesture," adding it reflects the University's negligence toward all people who "are not white, upper middle class, heterosexual...
...opportunity Vickery has no intention of letting pass. Most cities the size of Cambridge make only token planning efforts. Vickery has 50 full-time employees on his staff, and lately most have been at work on an ambitious development program, aimed at the Alewife and Simplex areas and East Cambridge. "We are setting a policy for the city; we are telling businessmen, 'We want you to expand.'" Vickery says. "To know the city is willing to pay for streets, for drains, for curbs--that's a big thing for a company...