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...Secretary-General Arie Eliav and about ten city bosses, finally met at Mayor Rabinowitz's home to settle the question. The only other real contender besides Dayan and Sapir that the group had to consider was Allon, but within party circles he does not have Sapir's clout. When Golda Meir received the news that the decision had gone to Sapir, she was described as gratified...
...board draw up the standards in consultation with business and labor leaders. The board would be empowered -indeed, it would be expected-to denounce by name the companies and unions that flagrantly violated the guidelines, thus arousing public opinion against them. In order to give the board even more clout, the C.E.D. suggested that it issue reports spotlighting in advance forthcoming major wage and price decisions, and outlining what a noninflationary resolution would...
...Harvard and Money" gives a comprehensive introduction to the politics of University finance. But it sidesteps most controversy, and the overwhelming array of questions tends to subdue the reader to a humble silence rather than rouse him to debate. The memorandum does demonstrate that rated on fiscal and political clout, the administration is feeble and the faculties potent. In addition, the "raw power of the alumni" identifies them as the sleeping dragons outside the everyday bounds of fiscal politics. As the Committee observes, the literal implementation of "power to the people" would make them the final arbiters of Harvard...
...Line. The National Air Quality Standards Act has the legal clout to back up its stiff requirements. It calls for civil penalties of up to $10,000 a day in fines, plus criminal penalties of up to $25,000 a day and two years' imprisonment. While the strictures apply to all polluters, the biggest bite will be taken out of heavy industry...
Unions in Japan are vastly different in structure and outlook from those in the West. Instead of banding together by craft, small Japanese unions have jurisdiction over individual plants and thus have far less clout than huge American unions. Japan has an estimated 56,000 unions, some of which are allied in four federations. The individual unions tend to be led by men who have been brought up in the company and maintain a strong loyalty...