Word: assisters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lion's share of these diverse interests will go to his surviving child, Daughter Christina Onassis, 24; a cadre of other relatives and associates will assist her in managing her father's byzantine business operations. After Alexander's death in a plane crash at age 24 two years ago, Onassis had been deeply concerned about who would mind his stores; he had urged Christina to marry Shipping Heir Peter Goulandris, 30, and reportedly the pair pledged at his deathbed to wed later this year...
...hospital admitted a heart-attack victim, and Condon's plans quickly changed. While the other intern took over the ward, Condon and the resident administered powerful drugs and oxygen to the patient. When he failed to respond, they inserted a tube in his windpipe to assist his breathing. In an effort to ease the burden on the patient's heart and lungs, they drew off some of his blood and then infused only the red cells back to him over a period of several hours. Condon stayed with the patient until his condition stabilized at 7 a.m. then...
...emotionally charged Senate tradition, and the defense resisting any change was so craftily mounted, that the modification amounted to a significant victory for the more liberal factions of both parties. The fight was led by Democratic Senators Walter Mondale of Minnesota and James Pearson of Kansas, with an invaluable assist from Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, whose partisanship as presiding officer enraged his conservative critics...
...help the student to appreciate where the use of experts and sophisticated techniques can assist in the understanding of complex issues...
...statistics and economic theory, students can also study a variety of formal analytic methods that are widely employed in considering policy problems. Modeling techniques can simplify reality in ways that help in understanding the effects of government programs and estimating the effects of alternative actions. They can also assist the policymaker in choosing among alternatives to maximize his objectives. For example, the use of linear programming or decision theory can be applied to analyze allocation questions, such as how a political candidate should divide his time and funds, or whether off-shore drilling or building supertanker ports will increase...