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...devoted the portion of his letter on admissions to the subject of prior grades and test scores as entrance criteria. The discussion stemmed from a request last fall from minority student organizations to clarify his stance on a controversial preliminary report on Harvard admissions, prepared by Robert E. Klitgaard '68, special assistant...
...committee chaired by council administrative assistant Richard McKinnon reviewed the increase request and recommended that it be granted in full in a report issued two weeks...
...surprising that the industry fails to bring forward a uniform and substantial package of data to support their petitions, for at present there is no formal request for such a package from any regulatory bodies," the report states...
...restore the strength of the armed forces will be very costly. The Pentagon received $160 billion last year, and Carter asked for $171.2 billion for fiscal 1981. (Estimated Soviet military spending this year is the equivalent of $225 billion.) Reagan aides are talking of increasing Carter's 1982 request from $194.6 billion to $220 billion-even as they consider slicing $50 billion out of spending on nonmilitary programs. Finding the right amount to invest in America's security will be one of the most difficult budget questions facing the Reagan Administration and Congress. But just as difficult will...
Some board members, though, felt that the more conservative Congress elected in November could make many of the changes the President will request. Said M.I.T. Professor Lester Thurow: "Reagan may get a lot more of these budget cuts than you would believe based on past experience." Thurow, who was a presidential campaign adviser to George McGovern in 1972, maintained that even liberal Democrats had a reason for supporting the cuts. Said he: "Many Democrats are inclined to let Reagan have what he wants. Then, if the economy is still in a mess in the election years...