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...agents around the globe are ultimately cogs in a bureaucracy centered in Moscow that in many respects is just like any other in the Soviet Union, down to its own five-year plan. Because the KGB is organized in a rigid, vertical chain of command, cronyism is widespread. Many of its officers are not above currying favor with their superiors and sometimes compound their mistakes by trying to cover them up. According to Defector Vladimir Kuzichkin, this most secretive of organizations has had its share of minor security lapses. An angry old woman searching for a toy store located across...
...surface, the speech sounded accommodating, even statesmanlike. Instead of a partisan pitch to "stay the course," it stressed the need for a "bipartisan spirit" of unity. It offered compassion rather than rigid ideology to those suffering from the recession, and it had soothing words for women, blacks, the elderly and others who have felt slighted by the Administration. There was even what seemed a bold cure for the dozen-digit deficit plaguing the economy: a "freeze" on the overall level of Government spending...
Harvard's Weissbecker envisions no such developments at Harvard, where dining halls have been an integral part of House life since they were established in the 1930s. Although officials have in the past discussed shifting from the rigid policy of a mandatory food contract, they have always arrived at the conclusion that Harvard's dining arrangement could not accommodate a variety of policies, Weissbecker said. "Since each House has its own teams, libraries and kitchens, the meal plan is part of the total educational experience," he added. He also pointed to the choice of eating at one of 13 dining...
...with the addition a year ago of William Clark as National Security Adviser, who has the dominant voice on foreign policy. But on such crucial domestic issues as the budget and Social Security, Baker has emerged with his hands on the steering wheel, deftly maneuvering Reagan away from any rigid course...
Sheraton, 56, is a perfectionist with an exhaustive knowledge of foodstuffs and their preparation, and rigid, consistent standards. In a city that boasts 16,000 eating places, her review columns, usually covering at least two restaurants, enjoy a huge following. Thus, even before its official publication next week, a selection of 350 Sheraton reviews in book form has sold out its first printing of 25,000 copies. Awkwardly titled Mimi Sheraton's The New York Times Guide to New York Restaurants, the $9.95 paperback is as diverse as the city, ranging from minuscule Chinatown dim-sum joints...