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Kissinger has devised a totally new diplomatic approach. He brought a special compassion for human misery and an understanding of the political problems of other men that in the end transcended even the awesome Kissinger ego. That compassion is rooted in his past, and there is no better explanation than his simple statement: "My father was a very loving...
...quit, despite the reapportionment or whatever comes next. Making a machine work is what he enjoys most. "It gives me an opportunity to serve," he says. "Plus, I enjoy influencing things around the township. People come to me to ask for things. I admit it, it's an ego boost...
...swinging bachelor who has become something of a celebrity both in Santa Barbara and on business trips: "I enjoyed it. I'm happiest when I've got a lot of people around and when people come up and talk to me about it. It's an ego trip, I suppose...
There was no doubt about his identity. He was Garrett Brock Trapnell, 34, a dark-haired man with piercing eyes and a long record of bank robberies. Trapnell himself did not deny the hijacking, but he claimed it had been done by his wicked alter ego, Gregg Ross. He was a Jekyll-Hyde personality, he said. Appearing in Brooklyn's U.S. District Court last month, he pleaded not guilty...
...popularity of the business jets? Corporate ego trips are still a very real factor. The Administration's recent profit margin limits may have led some companies to put their profits in planes rather than on earnings statements. But there are more pragmatic reasons. According to the private plane manufacturers (not an entirely disinterested source), the U.S. commercial air structure simply is not fully responsive to the needs of the public, and businessmen in particular. While it is easy to jet from New York to Chicago or San Francisco, it is considerably more difficult to reach, say, Albany, Ga., from...