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Army has been placing a lot of emphasis on battle simulations," said Carrico. "It decreases the cost of maneuvers and also increases expertise. The thought was that by spreading our expertise around, we might induce some of these guys into the military, among other things. We also thought we might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ann Arbor: The Guns of July | 7/31/1978 | See Source »

In theory it all sounds neat, but in practice dozens of factors can throw off Federal Reserve calculations. The necessity of creating at least enough money for the Treasury to borrow to cover budget deficits is one. The strength or weakness of loan demand is perhaps the most important consideration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inflation: Attacking Public Enemy No.1 | 7/17/1978 | See Source »

Some experts criticized the Supreme Court for not coming to grips with these problems as part of the Bakke ruling. "It was a landmark occasion, but the court failed to produce a landmark decision," said Yale Law Professor Bruce Ackerman. The key weakness in the court's ruling, he added...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bakke Wins, Quotas Lose | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

Says Vice President Carlos Rafael Rodriguez, 65: "Compared to what my generation and Fidel's knew, life nowadays is easy, and this easiness may bring about a certain weakness." Then, getting in a dig at Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communists, Rodriguez adds: "We don't believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: Comrade Fidel Wants You | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

James Michener's virtue is a powerful sense of place and the ability to convey great sweeps of time. His weakness is an insistence on covering murals with so much background and foreground that he has learned only a few ways of doing faces. One expression represents nobility, and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Summer Reading | 7/10/1978 | See Source »

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