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...speed, but it can compete easily and successfully in telling the story well. Television news coverage, except in those cases where the viewer is shown the entire event (with some limited commentary), is inevitably sketchy and incomplete. In fact, the television networks, recognizing this difficulty, are currently attempting to broaden their coverage with news "specials." The newspaper, if it concentrates on presenting a good story rather than on getting something new for each edition, can provide the equivalent of a television special on every major event. Instead, with their last-minute "Bulletins," most newspaper editors give their readers something just...
...stated objection was that on their earlier stay the Indians had brought an entourage of 400, who took over the best houses in town, refused to bathe in anything but soda water and cost Laos $12,000 a month in upkeep. The allies will also insist that Boun Oum broaden the political base of his government, which at the moment consists chiefly of his own relatives. Probability is that Souvanna would be asked to come back and join the Cabinet...
...gets out of paying a capital-gains tax," explains Berger. "They just put it off while they broaden their investments." The idea has caught fire. By last week there were at least six copies of Centennial operating or in the process of being formed by such firms as Keystone Co. of Boston and Hugh W. Long & Co. of New Jersey, while Macdonald and Berger were looking for more wealthy investors to start Centennial Fund II. They require $25,000 as a minimum investment, but two of the funds (Devonshire Street-Fund, Inc. and Congress Street Fund, Inc.) are reaching lower...
...broaden the attack on costs a top-level committee of General Bradley, Air Force Controller Lieut. General William D. Eckert and Inspector General Lieut. General Joseph F. Carroll last week launched 70 specialists into the field to survey management practices of Air Force prime contractors. First to be studied is Martin Co., Titan missile prime contractor. Martin was picked because the Titan program is at the stage where catching mistakes might save money. The Atlas missile program is too old, the Minuteman too young...
...could do what he wanted, but did not waste time on what did not interest him," recalled Arthur Holcombe, then associate professor of History and Government. Since Holcombe wanted to "broaden a bit" the Kennedy raised on Boston and Democratic politics, he assigned him a paper on an upstate New York Republican, Rep. Bertrand Snell, a major spokesman for the private power interests...