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...many, the words of his inaugural address-"I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over"-signaled a new era in racial relations not just in Georgia but in the entire South. It was more than rhetoric. Carter was the first Georgia Governor to appoint large numbers of blacks to important posts in the state. He startled Georgia's rednecks by ordering a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. hung alongside likenesses of prominent whites in the Georgia state capitol...
...Last week, however, General Videla and the air force and naval chiefs apparently decided that to leave the civilians in power any longer was pointless. An ardent nationalist, devout Roman Catholic and fervent antiCommunist, the rail-thin Videla (his barracks nickname is El Hueso, the bone) will probably appoint a civilian Economy Minister who favors business and a Foreign Minister who supports strong ties with the U.S. For the moment, his main concern seems to be to avoid the kind of Chilean-style repression that might anger world opinion and frighten away foreign investors. Isabel herself may be allowed...
Stendahl said it is not yet clear how many research associates in women's studies the school will be able to appoint for next year, although he said he is "quite sure we will have two or three...
...Democrats' eleven ward committees will choose from a slate consisting of conservative incumbent Francis R. Burns and four reform challengers. City Manager James L. Sullivan will then appoint one of the three to the Election Commission...
...COMMISSION. Under the 1974 law, an eight-member Federal Election Commission was set up to oversee and enforce its provisions. The court ordered that the commission be dissolved in 30 days unless all of its members were appointed by the President, instead of just two under the present stat ute. The other six are four members appointed by Congress, plus the Secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House. There was the rub. According to the court, Congress may not appoint a body with enforcement powers; only the Executive can set up such a commission. A number...