Carter's Carter Administration And New Faces In Government
Playboy interview quotes Hamilton Jordan predicting new faces and ideas in a Carter administration. The list of proposed appointees includes Adams Andrus Bell Blumenthal Brown Brzezinski Califano Duncan Harris Kreps Lance Marshall Schultze Schlesigner Sorensen Vance and Young with Jordan unsure if Carter can meet voter expectations.
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Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Carter
Hamilton Jordan
Playboy Magazine
Jordan
Cy Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Brock Adams
Transportation
U.S
Washington
Cecil Andrus
Interior
Idaho
Griffin Bell
Georgia
Charles Kirbo
Bob Bergland
Agriculture
Michael Blumenthal
Treasury
Bendix Corp
Harold Brown
Defense
Air Force
Lyndon B Johnson
California Institute of Technology
National Security Council
Columbia University
Joseph Califano
Health, Education and Welfare
Pentagon
Robert McNamara
Johnson
Charles Duncan
Houston
Coca-Cola
Atlanta
Patricia Roberts Harris
Harvard Law School
Luxembourg
Juanita Kreps
Commerce
New York Stock Exchange
Duke University
Thomas Bertram Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Atlanta. Ga
Carter Sk Ray Marshall
University of Texas
Charles L. Schultze
Council of Economic Advisors
LBJ
James R. Schlesigner
Federal Energy Administration
Central Intelligence Agency
Kennedy
JFK
Yrus Vance
Defense Department
Army
Andrew Young
United Nations
Congress
Index funds labeled as the ultimate cop-out by banker
Woodward Kingman of Crocker National Bank calls index funds the ultimate cop-out for professional money managers saying indexing promotes mediocrity. He notes some managers can outperform the index, and fiduciaries should use those capable to actively manage portfolios despite prudence goals.
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New York
Standard & Poor
Times
Woodward Kingman
Crocker National Bank
Kingman
San Francisco
Crocker
Large Majorities Doubt Oswald Ray Were Alone
The House Select Committee on Assassinations faces scrutiny as surveys show 80 percent doubt Oswald acted alone in Kennedy’s Dallas 1963 murder and 69 percent think others were involved in King’s 1968 Memphis death. Only 11 percent and 18 percent respectively believe solo action.
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Princeton
House Select Committee On
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Cuba
Castro
CIA
James Ear Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Kennedy
King
Richard A. Sprague
House Committee
Congress
Warren Commission
The Mythic Origin Tale of Television and Pong
A long read claims television began with Paul Nipkow and evolved through Baird Jenkins and Zworykin to postwar sets. It narrates a spoofed history where TV's purpose emerges as interactive games like pong, predicting mass adoption and a shift from entertainment to participatory sport.
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Washington
Paul Nipkow
J.L. Baird
Scotland
C.F. Jenkins
W.K. Zworykin
United States
Sid Magnavox
MIT
Abner Blamesworthy
Bonnie Wilby
Plamesworthy
Miss Wilby
Abner
America
Currency shifts and travel costs for Americans abroad
An Associated Press overview explains how fluctuations in foreign currencies affect travel and import prices for U.S. travelers. It notes devaluations in Australia and the pound, the franc, the peso, and the Canadian dollar, as well as how timing and local inflation influence real savings for tourists and buyers.
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Australia
England
United States
Laventhal & Horwath
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
London
U.S
Brown Favors Nuclear Retaliation Defense
AP report notes Harold Brown as defense secretary likely to return to massive retaliation as the basis of US deterring a Soviet nuclear attack. The piece contrasts Brown with Schlesinger and Rumsfeld flexibile response, citing Brown’s past warnings on targeting and contingency planning and the implication for future warhead developments.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Harold Brown
U.S
Defense
James Schlesinger
Donald Rumsfeld Brown
Pentagon
Schlesinger
United States
Europe
Sen
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Brown
U.S.S.R
Readers urged to submit letters to the editor
Citizens are invited to send brief letters on topics of general interest. Sign with name, include address and phone number, as the Messenger may shorten letters for space and readability.
Democrats See Gerrymandering Edge in Ohio Redistricting
Ohio’s apportionment board fueled Democratic gains from 1972 through 1978 by shaping state districts. With Gov. Rhodes blocking earlier efforts, Democrats plan to push redistricting early in the 112th General Assembly to target Rep. Sam Devine and Ohio’s congressional map, while court action over possible challenges looms.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Apportionment Board
Ohio House
Senate
James A. Rhodes
U.S House
U.S
Apportionment Board
House
GOP
John J. Gilligan
112Th General Assembly
Sam Devine
Devine
Hamilton County
Ohio Supreme Court
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Robert E. Miller
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