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Political Ax...
...Talk about revolution! When a man like Walter Hickel gets the political ax [Dec. 7] for being more concerned with principles than politics, it looks to me like the system that is supposed to be working for me is really working against...
...Agnew (2). In New York, wearing Spiro's livery, James Buckley (3) joins Richard Ottinger (4) in assailing Charles Goodell (5), who already feels the weight of Sir Spiro's spiked mace. In the heartland of the realm, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio (6) is threatened by the ax of Robert Taft Jr. (7), while in Tennessee, Albert Gore (8) aims a mighty swipe at William Brock (9). In Florida, Lawton Chiles (10) closes with William Cramer (11), toe-deep in the Gulf of Mexico. And across the water in Texas, Lloyd Bentsen (12) raises his shield against George...
Coach Munro had four fine fullbacks last year and fortunately only one has graduated. When center fullback Chris Wilmot was injured last year, Phil "the Ax" Axten took his place and did an outstanding job. Both juniors will start this year and provide a strong nucleus on the fullback line...
Some turn snappish. David North tells of one client, a former financial vice president he calls Tom, who got the ax because he began disagreeing too frequently with the president on how the business should be run. The president, who had been a close friend, referred Tom to North. At first Tom hesitated to accept any help. "Let's be realistic," North told him. "You got fired, and he [the president] is willing to pay for my program. Let the bastard pay." Tom agreed, but initially he objected to undergoing psychological testing. "I suppose you're going...