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Stand-up executives still keep sit-down desks in their offices, but they use them mainly for meetings. Some, like Fenwick Crane, chairman of the Family Life Insurance Co. of Seattle, avoid them as much as they can. Asked when Chairman Crane used his, his secretary, Mimy Fisker, replied, "To read the Wall Street Journal...
...organizers of the contest had picked the eight Senate races the New York Times had chosen as most hotly contested. There was Moffet and Weicker in Connecticut, Laudenberg and Fenwick in New Jersey, Wilson and Hatch in Utah. And for the clincher, a tie breaker: "Pick the number of the net gain of Democratic seats in the House of Representatives." The winner of all of this, of course, was to win the pot, as well as all the money collected from entrants...
...eccentricity and age Himself a careful, some times dull speaker, Lautenberg last month came right out and called his opponent an "eccentric" for her habit of rambling aimlessly during debates and reducing discussions to anecdotal comparisons. His wording was strong, but his point valid. In addition, many worry that Fenwick would as best be able to serve one full term if elected, while Lautenberg 58, clearly could represent the state for longer than that...
...Jersey contest has revolved around Fenwick and her image for good reason Lautenberg has no previous experience as a politician and Republicans have predictably harped on his lack of a public record. But the Democrat has made use of the image game...
Many long time liberal fans of Millicent Fenwick will find it difficult to vote against her today. It seems a shame to force one of Congresses most spirited and engaging characters to retire. But there is good reason why the New Jersey race has tightened up so drastically and for what the state's Washington delegation might lose in style it would gain in hard driving legislative representation...