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...begin right away, starting not just from Square 1, but from farther back than that. Relations with Moscow are poisonous; the Soviets have no desire to help Reagan get re-elected by allowing him to stage a summit with Yuri Andropov. Besides, even with an emergency infusion of high-level political will from both sides, the task of the negotiators in Geneva in reaching even limited compromises would be daunting...
...panel, which includes Rockefeller Foundation President Richard W. Lyman and University of California President-elect David P. Gardner, urges Washington to strive to improve mathematical and scientific literacy for the general population and to develop high-level skills, including a knowledge of foreign languages, among the most talented. The report calls on Washington to provide incentives, such as tax breaks, matching funds and loan programs, to encourage partnerships between state and local governments and corporations. The coalition argues that top-level scientists should be tapped to help develop a school curriculum and that teachers should be provided with regular opportunities...
...high-level openings in the College's admissions and financial aid offices have been filled with current members of the offices' staff...
...worse. The initiatives aim at reducing the number of reviews that top officers must conduct of the decisions made by lower-ranking contracting officials. The aim is to speed decisions and cut paperwork. But the effect, Adams says, might be to let contractors get away with overruns that a high-level review might spot...
...President, would go on to bigger things. A former Secretary of the Air Force under Presidents Ford and Carter, a longtime associate of President Reagan's and a consultant to the National Security Council staff, Reed was thought to have had a good shot at a number of high-level openings down the road. No longer. Reed's troubles go back to 1981, when he made an investment of $3,000 in call options on shares of stock in the Amax mining company. When Standard Oil of California announced the next day that it hoped to buy Amax...