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...burden of applying to have their discharges upgraded to erase the official stigma. Those who were aware of the program, who were not afraid of battling the bureaucracy once more, and who were eligible for the program, were given upgraded discharges. But the process should have been much simpler. In many cases, deserters displayed supreme moral courage in their resistance in Vietnam. Yet in return for their acts of conscience, they have been scorned and snubbed by society. The Pentagon should immediately upgrade the status of these discharges with no burden upon the dischargee...
What matters, said Brown, is that the movement of ships be guaranteed. "Efficient operation of the canal in years ahead is more important than nostalgia for a simpler past." Moreover, defense is far more likely in "a cooperative effort with a friendly Panama" than if the treaties were rejected and U.S. forces became "a garrison amid hostile surroundings...
...Government regulations and make them more understandable. Thus, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano must have been proud a few days back as he announced that his department-the Government's biggest spender-was starting a five-year campaign to make HEW's edicts briefer, simpler and fewer. He even gave the campaign a nice snappy title: Operation Common Sense. Great, but the HEW flacks handed reporters 43 pages of verbiage to explain how much sense Common Sense made. And Califano topped it all off by announcing that a new position was being created to lead...
...field, Namath's transition from Broadway to Freeway Joe was simpler. He lives in a rented house in fashionable Belmont Shores. By night, he is apt to turn up at local Los Angeles area watering holes like Charley Brown's in Huntington Beach. Robertson, who often joins him in these excursions, testifies to Joe Willie's continuing ability to attract followers "like fleas...
...thing seems to be certain-- the infamous Restic multiflex will be doing a lot less flexing this weekend. A new quarterback will mean a simpler offense, as the green signalcaller needs more than 48 hours to learn Restic's intricacies...