Machines replacing secretaries may end bureaucracy
Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene contemplates a shift from human intermediaries to computer and voicemail systems in government and business. He notes a Oklahoma executive using no secretaries and argues efficiency may drive a broader move, questioning whether people or machines trigger change.
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China facing limits in Taiwan invasion stalemate analysis
U.S. defense and academic analysts say China has a numerically large but aging PLA with inadequate airlift sealift and modern warfare training. Taiwan’s tech edge and new fighter deliveries keep it resilient while U.S. carriers and Patriot missiles deter aggression and signal wartime prudence.
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Notable Figures and Milestones Almanac Note
Almanac lists Ker, Oswald Gamson Villard editor journalist Janet Flanner journalist L. Bert Hubbard religious leader writer Neil Sedaka singer songwriter 57 Dana Delany actress 39. Also today's sports note: Floyd Paterson KOed Ingemar Johansson in 1961 to retain heavyweight title. Quote attributed to Henry David Thoreau about sight sound at evening for serenity.
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