Word: appointment
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...other contest is for sheriff, a post even less intrinsically important than county commissioner. Sheriffs do very, very little today--they run the county's jail, appoint those who serve notice on citizens called to justice, and bring the Harvard Commencement to order each year. Again, the job has become a Christmas-stocking position, perfect for the generous politician eager to hand out presents to his family and friends. Of the seven candidates (including another man named Michael McLaughlin) only Edward Henneberry seems willing or likely to change the nature...
Local 12 and the Master Plumber Association of Greater Boston are engaged in round-the-clock negotiations. Sticking points range from the size of the possible wage increase to the right of the unions to appoint stewards...
...mere 15 minutes. But the tone had turned touchy. Ford seemed a shade too assertive to suit Reagan. "Ron, I'm making a sacrifice here," he said, referring to the possibility of running. "And now I'm asking you to make a sacrifice. I want you to appoint Henry Kissinger as Secretary of State...
...could be the model of a national industrial policy. After years of animosity, the American auto industry and the U.S. Government now seem to realize that cooperation is in their best interests. In addition to announcing the relief measures laid out last week, the President said he would appoint a committee of Government, company and union officials to tackle the industry's long-term problems. It will probably consist of Transportation Secretary Neil Goldschmidt, Commerce Secretary Philip Klutznick, Labor Secretary Ray Marshall, the heads of the five U.S. auto companies, and U.A.W. officials. By next week each member...
Peters proposes an astonishing cure: he urges a revival of that old ogre, the patronage system. He would make the bureaucracy more accountable by letting the President appoint fully half of the 2.9 million federal employees. There is no reason why political appointees cannot be as qualified as any others, argues Peters, and they would want to produce in order to help the President get reelected. Such a change would "allow the President to move the machinery of Government," and enable him "to rebuild the political parties as bulwarks against the threat of single-issue politics." Now all Peters...