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Since last summer, Rowny's instructions have been amended in a way that is likely to make his job much tougher. In addition to trying to cut Soviet warheads by more than half from the level allowed by SALT in, the U.S. is now insisting that the Soviets reduce by two-thirds the number of launchers for their two most modern and powerful ICBMS, the SS-19, which can carry six warheads each, and the SS-18, which can carry...
...before-and-after studies in Canada, England and other countries likewise found nothing to suggest that capital punishment had deterred murderers any better than the prospect of long prison terms. And in Britain during the 1950s, a typical "lifer" actually served only about seven years, compared with a much tougher average U.S. "life" term today of 20 years. A comprehensive study in the U.S., by the National Academy of Sciences in 1978, also found that the death penalty had not proved its worth as a deterrent...
...burden of maintaining the winning streak has not been bothersome, despite the tougher training regimen, Verdin said. "We weren't really concerned [against Army]. After the 200 back, we just said, 'This is what we have to do to win this thing...
Beissinger: I think that he will try to pursue an arms agreement. He will be a tougher negotiator than Brezhnev was. He has laid blame on the Reagan Administration for not pursuing arms negotiations seriously. That's not a new change...
...Crimson will face much tougher competition nest weekend when it travels to West Point to take on Army