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Perhaps most of all, Miller is simply a manager, interested in results rather than doctrine. He has said that it is a mistake to focus only on management of total supply and demand in the economy; policymakers also need to develop programs for specific trouble spots. Though Miller was quickly criticized by Senate Banking Chairman William Proxmire for lacking sufficient banking experience to run the nation's money supply, those who know Miller say the charges are foolish. Says New York Investment Banker Felix Rohatyn, who knows Miller well: "I think that he knows more about finance than most...
Reno will run to maintain her position, but she also has other objectives. "I would like to develop a highly professional staff and close relationships with the local law enforcement agencies in Dade County...
Harvard announces that it has just signed a two-year, $2 million, no-cut contract with the Iranian government to develop and promote a giant amusement park complex outside Tehran. Chief Planner Harold Goyette calls the deal "an exciting prospect," adding that he has no reservations about being under contract to the repressive Iranian regime. "The kids will enjoy riding the roller coaster and the log flume. This will tend to 'open up' the regime, I think. I have no problem with any sort of torture in this case, save that bore of riding on substandard log flumes or roller...
...term economic neglect that has made Britain the industrial world's basket case. Since November, the Labor Cabinet has been debating five main options for using the North Sea revenues: 1) accelerate repayment of the country's $24 billion in accumulated long-term foreign debts (an unlikely choice), 2) develop alternative sources of energy against the day when North Sea oil runs out, 3) expand public services in order to reduce unemployment, which last month declined only slightly from its autumn-long postwar record level, to 6% of the labor force, 4) increase investment in modernizing Britain's woefully outdated...
...human intrusion. Only the howl of the wind-or of an occasional wolf-now disturbs the silence. But man is on the way. Last week the Alaska capital site planning commission chose the design of a new state capital to rise in the valley. Unless opponents of the plan develop unexpected new strength, this idyllic subarctic landscape will become a kind of Brasilia of the North-though hardly as monumental as its Latin counterpart and far more in harmony with the unspoiled surroundings...