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...civilian economy. The size of each bonus is determined by a complex formula involving the person's base pay, the length of the re-enlistment and the scarcity of the skill. Bonuses can be collected only twice during a career and may not exceed $12,000, except for enlisted men in the Navy's nuclear service...
...does only the U.S., of all the industrial nations, seem plagued with a serious military manpower problem? It could be because just about only the U.S. relies solely on volunteers for its armed forces. For the young men of every other major West European nation except Britain and Ireland, receiving a letter of "greetings" from the local equivalent of their draft board is a fact of life. There are several reasons for this. Most West European countries have a history of conscription, at lease in the 20th century. Their leaders feel, moreover, that near universal military service equitably distributes...
...bloody clash was the latest and most violent to arise from six weeks of school boycotts and demonstrations protesting the blatant racial discrimination of South Africa's educational system. The volatile conflict was hauntingly reminiscent of the black school protests that had exploded in Soweto four years ago-except that this time the movement was led by coloreds. Responding to the boycott, the authorities last week arrested more than 248 people-including black Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu and 52 other religious leaders who had joined him in a peaceful protest march in Johannesburg...
...this summer. The droop nose helps save gas by reducing aerodynamic drag, but the real secret behind the experimental ECV lies underneath-a novel three-cylinder engine. The ECV body, about the size of a Ford Pinto, is bantam weight. Bereft of bumpers and stripped of all interior furnishings except for the drivers seat, the test car tips the scales at 1,320 lbs. The body is constructed largely of lightweight aluminum and plastic. The windows are made of Perspex, a plastic that is lighter than glass...
...minds of Americans, from the people who can't feed their families, to the elderly who wonder what will heat their homes next window, to the young men and women who expect to fight in whatever war looms ahead, to the minorities and the poor with no future except more of the same. So far, this fear has no object, but hovers ominously in the streets like a waiting thundercloud...