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Under Congressional pressure, Richardson released an eight-point charter for the special prosecutor yesterday which states that the attorney general will not "countermand or interfere with the special prosecutor's decisions or action." The charter also specifies that the prosecutor would not be removed from his post "except for extraordinary improprieties on his part...
Brandt diplomatically praised Kissinger's charter speech for demonstrating Washington's renewed interest in European affairs. "It is very good for all of us," he told Nixon. But he also emphasized that detailed, practical discussions were more important than enunciation of outlines and principles. "What matters now is what is in the bottle," said a top-ranking West German official. "We should now not concentrate on the label but on the content. When we know what's in the bottle, we can put the label...
...pilot before setting up Caledonian with five partners in 1961. Early on, Thomson established two major operating principles: he wanted the airline to be distinctly Scottish in character, so that it could emulate the success of other airlines with a distinct national identity; and he wanted a mix of chartered and scheduled services. In 1962 Caledonian became the first British airline to win a regular transatlantic charter license from the U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board and, together with U.S. supplemental airlines, played an important role in creating a massive new transatlantic passenger market. Their new low fares forced major airlines...
Today, however, Thomson argues that fare cutting has gone as far as it can or should. Scheduled aircraft, he says, should be allowed to carry all forms of traffic. Thus a 707, for example, could carry a composite load: first class forward, economy next, charter passengers behind. Says Thomson. "The most economical way of operating an aircraft is to fill...