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High-priced military hardware--like the Pershing--makes Reagan Administration pulses pound with enthusiasm. The armsracing Californians who run the Pentagon have ushered in a host of shiny new weapons systems: the B-IB bomber, the MX missile, the M-1 tank, the F-18 fighter, and a whole military-industrial complex--full of other guns, planes, helicopters, ships and missiles. The Administration's emphasis on military technology has dramatically increased the Pentagon's already-bloated procurement budget. From 1981 to 1983, procurement spending rose nearly three times as fast as total defense spending. But because of incompetent management...
Originally a dancer and gymnast the 5'I" girl arrived at Harvard with dreams of rowing crew but was rejected because of her diminutive 78-pound frame. She instead coaxed the women's novice boat, but found the mixture of "cheerleading, coaching and steering" not active enough." Also, she says, "It's very In limiting to have eight people facing you You're got to have a lot of confidence to get through that...
Some researchers contend further that pound animals, because of their probable cross-breeding and their past contact with humans, actually make better lab animals...
...supporters of the bill argue that medical researchers are "distorting the facts." Cotter said that specially-bred animals can be used directly for experimentation, while pound animals need to be treated medically through a process that increases their cost...
...Mike Corbat is a 6-ft, 3-m, 230 pound dear...