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...pledge to consult the Europeans faithfully on questions of common concern, and his insistence that the West must reach a new understanding with the Soviet Union in many areas beyond the immediate topic of arms control. Despite these weighty issues of state, Nixon managed at each stop to depart from his minutely organized routine to plunge into crowds and press the flesh in characteristic American political style...
...designer's role and motivations depart from general patterns. He probably works more closely with the director than any other techie, and also comes closest to being an actor. While he doesn't take a curtain call, his work can draw applause, and his name is attached...
...Michael Rogers, a student headed back to Georgia's Oglethorpe College, the ordeal began shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, when he telephoned Eastern Airlines to check on its 11:25 a.m. flight to Atlanta. Assured that the flight would depart with "a slight delay despite the snow," Michael drove to the airport and checked into the Eastern terminal at 11 a.m.-only to discover that the flight had been canceled. He was still there 56 hours later. Thousands of other travelers were similarly misled by the airlines, which, out of either optimism or greed, led them to believe that...
...stamped "Jew" in red ink. Jobs and passports are heavily restricted: on the rare occasions that a Jew is permitted to leave the country, he must leave a $5,000 deposit refundable upon his return. For many, it is a small enough price to pay for the opportunity to depart...
...hiring of Boyd suggests, Johnson has not hesitated to depart from the railroad's tradition of promoting from within. Boyd, the former chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, was an able and dedicated administrator of the $6 billion-a-year Transportation Department. But he was not too adept in dealing with Congress, and that stymied his efforts to bring the Maritime Administration under the department's jurisdiction and to relieve overburdened airports. In Boyd, the Illinois Central may also be getting some trouble; conflict-of-interest questions have been raised about the Department of Transportation's grant...