Japan Faces Long Road to Parity in Defense Spending
Japan approved a 7.7 percent defense budget rise for fiscal 1982 raising spending to $11.6 billion. Tokyo remains far below NATO allies in defense as a share of GNP and per capita, reflecting postwar pacifism and tax policies that sustain Japan’s economic gains.
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United States
Soviet Union
China
Britain
France
West Germany
Saudi Arabia
International Institute For Strategic Studies
London
U.S
The
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Douglas MacArthur
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Public relations tactics hide weaker facts, says Harrington
Alan Harrington argues that PR specialists slow and sculpt presentation to favor strong aspects and obscure weaker elements, likening biased framing to petals in a wilted flower hidden by robust blooms.
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Alan Harrington
Sacred Cows Some Projects Escaped Cuts
The 1981 federal budget saw some programs spared while others like the A-7K training aircraft and Public Health Service hospitals faced cuts. Defense trim pressure, key lawmakers, and an iron triangle of guardsmen, industry, and Texas politics shaped outcomes. By November most A-7Es were dropped, and PHS hospitals moved to local control with a final $63 million transition tranche.
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Air National Guard
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Vought Corp
Texas
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House
Senate Armed Services Committees
Reagan
Senate
The
Public Health Service
PHS
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Appropriations Committee
Magnuson
Guy V. Molinari
R-N.y
Staten Island
Molinari
Congress
Clemson Tigers may be renamed to Cheetahs amid recruiting probe
The note claims Clemson's athletic recruiting probe will spur a name change to Cheetahs. It criticizes South Carolina's two medical colleges and argues MUSC should shrink and transfer facilities to Columbia. The piece cites a Georgetown Times editorial linking doctor overabundance to the alleged plan.
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Hungryneck
Powers That
Tigers
Cheetahs
Cians
South Carolina
Columbia
Charleston
Georgetown Times
the Times
Gov. West
Medical University
One New Year s Resolution Properly Kept
A humorous essay links a pie crust wedge to civilization and self discipline. It argues that deferring gratification is essential, and cites M Scott Peck s Road Less Traveled to claim love is work or courage. The piece concludes that one well kept resolution can govern life from point to crust.
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M. Scott Peck
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