Word: tougher
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...past year, however, a broad re-examination of foreign aid has been going on in the U.S., and in the course of it, coherent concepts have emerged. A thoughtful article by Morgenthau in the American Political Science Review last June helped get the re-examination going. He called for tougher-minded selectivity in the handing out of economic development aid. Some nations. he wrote, "are bum and beggar nations'" that cannot really make use of development aid unless they undergo a "miraculous transformation of their collective intelligence and character." Above all, he argued that aid can be effective only...
...bring the youth employment bill to a floor vote-if only as something to put in the Easter basket. The leaders demurred, arguing that they could not count on their party's rank and file to vote favorably. A defeat now, they insisted, would make everything even tougher for the Administration later...
Harvard will face Hofstra next Monday--a team it has beaten regularly in past seasons. Rutgers, on April 2, will provide much tougher opposition. The Knights boast a powerful offense led by attackman Bob Valestra. Valestra scored six goals against the Crimson last year with one arm in a cast and his left leg wrapped from ankle to thigh. A healthy Valestra is beyond immediate comprehension
...Tougher on Taxes. There is also evidence of a new spirit of fiscal responsibility by individual governments. Chile, for the first time in its history, is prosecuting a tax evasion case and has a tax reform bill pending in its Congress. Democratic and long-stable Uruguay instituted a personal income tax. increased its corporate tax two years ago. saw its revenues jump 22% last year. Argentina has added 200,000 residents to its tax rolls. Brazil's leftist President Joao Goulart not only is prodding his tax collectors, too, but is trying seriously to cut his federal budget...
...Angels did amaze the league last year, though, and their rise was not totally unreasonable. Leon Wagner was actually much tougher than his .268 average implies, and his 37 homers and 107 RBIs were often strategically placed. First baseman Lee Thomas may not be ideal as a fielder, but he hits with authority and regularity (.290). Billy Moran was a nobody until last year; now he is one of the most respected second basemen around...