ITT weighs new image after memo on women hires
Washington reports a private ITT memo hints at affirmative action for women in top posts as part of a leadership overhaul. Harold Geneen pledges reform while executives fear displacement for gender diversity and a shift from politics to sales research in Denver.
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ITT Memo Reveals Internal Debate Over Hiring Women
A dated December 8 ITT memo circulated among top executives alleges a push to hire more women could displace male incumbents. It reports the author’s support for affirmative action, while noting potential legal and morale risks and naming internal figures as possible instigators.
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Mirror Fall Lawsuit Hits Hotel Courts Citations
A diner sues a hotel after a mirror falls in a hotel dining room and injures him. The court upholds negligence using res ipsa loquitur while noting cases of vehicle and canning errors, yet denies the claim when the plaintiff lacks odds in her favor. Written by Will Bernard for ABA and Texas Bar 1972.
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History of Street Clean Up and Odd Observations
A collage of local reflections and quips about street cleanliness, traffic lights, and everyday quirks. The piece riffs on leadership, public perception, and a Nixon oath joke, ending with a tongue in cheek note on status and home value cues.
Television notes for January schedule across networks
NBC airs Jack Benny's First Farewell Special from 9 to 10 p.m. January 18. CBS starts 15 repeat episodes of You Are There on January 28 at 5 to 5 30 p.m. Hughes Sports Network will televise Game of the Week live from Big Ten and Pacific 8 contests starting January 6 with 11 Saturday broadcasts. Universal Television plans 90 minute ABC drama classics and new plays with no dates yet.
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Worry Clinic: 50 Percent to Blame for Husbands’ Affairs
Dr. George W. Crane urges wives to boost romance and slim down with a dehydration diet to keep husbands from straying. He prescribes ardor in the boudoir, perfume, weekly dates, quarterly motel nights, and a weight loss booklet for a fee, claiming sins of omission. marital stability depends on the wife’s actions.
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Almanac entries for December 29, 1972
The almanac notes today is Friday December 29 1972 the 364th day of the year with two to follow. It lists celestial signs birthdate Capricorn notable birth Andrew Johnson and notable events 1848 White House gas lighting 1851 YMCA Boston 1940 London bombing 1971 death Justice Harlan.
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