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But the latest Pentagon boo-boo falls into an all too predictable pattern of willful misrepresentation that has come to characterize the Weinbergian spending and procurement process. A curious mind set has come to accompany the staggering arms build up Weinberger and Reagan have embarked on an outlook that consistently...
But there are tradeoffs as a result of this willful independence. "We've had to move the posts on the field at 7 a.m., or sometimes bribe Buildings and Grounds men with cases of beer to put down the lines, plus each player usually must spend between $150-$400 out...
The IRS evaluation of the Newhouse estate was wildly at odds with the family's appraisal. That assessment, made by Chemical Bank and the Wall Street firm Goldman, Sachs & Co., put the estate's taxable value at $90.9 million and calculated the taxes owed at $48.7 million. The...
DIED. Leopold III, King of the Belgians, 81; of a heart attack; in Brussels. In 1940, instead of fleeing to set up a government in exile, the urbane, willful monarch surrendered to Hitler's invading army and was held prisoner during World War II. Self-exiled after the war...
OSHA. Candidate Reagan loved to regale audiences with tales of the agency's absurdities, such as its instructions on how to climb a ladder ("Begin by facing the ladder"). President Reagan has backed away from his goal of dismantling OSHA, but he has checked its zeal. "They've...