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...decision to reinstall party and government cadres who were ousted in th( early purges of the Cultural Revolution Indispensable as managers of economy and government, they have now been rehabilitated and are being sent back tc the boondocks to straighten out the "mis led masses." The army wants no par of the prodigal cadres. The more zeal ous Maoists in its ranks resent their return as betrayal of the aims of th< Cultural Revolution, as a move tha smacks of "restoration of the old." Tc the bulk of the army, however, th< cadre issue represents a much more tangible threat...
Dartmouth remains a heavy favorite to repeat last year's Eastern triumph, largely because of its outstanding corps of jumpers. Middlebury, however, lacks its usual abundance of stars, and sub-par performance in any one of the four events could permit a Crimson upset...
...very high frequency, omnirange, distance-measuring equipment), which guides a plane into the traffic pattern. But it is the final letdown through fog or rain that produces the tensest moments for pilot and crew. Then more than VOR-DME is needed. The Air Force relies on a system called PAR (for precision-approach radar). Because it places decision making in the hands of the ground controller, it is not popular with airline captains. In the past 14 months, PAR systems have been abandoned by 14 major civilian airports...
...cloth rationing, some Habaneras manage to look surprisingly chic, sewing their own miniskirts and making their own net stockings. Eating out is expensive and popular, and when a restaurant adds a new dish to the standard menu of fish and rice, the news spreads quickly. Cubans call Havana La Parásita, the parasite living off the land. Each year the city dies a little more but, for the regime, Havana is not where the fate of Communism on the island will be decided...
...Balance of payments problems would automatically disappear, along with the onerous controls and taxes imposed to try to solve them. Few policymakers accept such a radical proposal, but support is increasing for the related idea of permitting currencies to fluctuate within a "band" of 3% to 5% of their par value. Thus Friedman may not gain all of what he wants, but he stands to get a good deal...