Word: alan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some of those with Ford in California, there was work as well as play. Chief Speechwriter Robert Hartmann began preparing Ford's final State of the Union message; Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, labored over the annual economic report. Back in Washington, OMB Director James Lynn was putting in twelve-to 14-hour days on budget options for Ford...
...Daley machine's Young Turks are urging the mayor to broaden his appeal by bringing into his inner circle popular downstate Democrats like Alan Dixon, who was elected secretary of state with 66% of the vote. Daley may not take this advice; in 21 years as mayor, he has relied almost exclusively on his own instincts. After all, observed a young Chicago alderman, "Daley is the organization." But the mayor fully realizes that times are changing, and as he left for Florida, his mind was clearly on the future. Said he: "You never look back. Tomorrow is a better...
Directed and Written by ALAN RUDOLPH...
Director-Writer Alan Rudolph, 32, is a protégé of Robert Altman. Rudolph worked on Nashville and wrote the screenplay of Buffalo Bill and the Indians; Altman is the producer of Welcome to L.A. There are pronounced traces of Altman's style here-mainly in the kaleidoscopic plot construction that is reminiscent of Nashville. Rudolph has his own voice, however, and he has found it early. He falters at times, lets his ambition slide into pretension, pampers a line of dialogue until it just arches its back and slinks away. Allowances should be made for first features...
...Alan M. Dershowitz, professor of Law, who frequently argues civil liberty cases, said Friday he believes "every rational human being should have the right to commit suicide." However, he said he is "unalterably opposed to state-run capital punishment...