Word: governors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...case suddenly became more than routine once it was known that the doctor who had prescribed the drug was Bourne, Carter's chief adviser on mental health and narcotics policies. In 1970, while Bourne was working as a psychiatrist in Atlanta, then Governor Carter appointed him to head Georgia's office of drug abuse. Bourne later became one of the first aides to urge Carter to run for the Presidency. When he was appointed to the $51,000-a-year White House position last year, the President described him as "probably the world's foremost expert...
...political divorces can be messy, Talmadge soon learned, as have others -former Governor Marvin Mandel of Maryland, Governor George Wallace of Alabama and Senator Edward Brooke of Massachusetts.* Last August, Talmadge revealed in a deposition that it had long been his practice to accept pocket money, clothing and lodging from friends. In fact, he had written only one check for cash in six years. Says he: "Wherever I go, people entertain me, lodge me, give me small amounts of money. My out-of-pocket expenses come from donations friends give me-$5, a $10 bill, sometimes...
...resolve to follow stiff screening procedures to prevent criminals from infiltrating casino operations. Says a cynical detective: "The continuity of revenue is important to state officials. They will not shoot Santa Claus." Resorts' license, in fact, was granted on a temporary basis, at the urging of Governor Brendan Byrne and over the objection of the state's gaming enforcement chief, Robert Martinez, whose agency still has not completed its investigation of the company...
...others: former Vice President Nelson, 70; Conservationist Laurance, 68; Banker David, 63; and former Governor of Arkansas Winthrop, who died...
...last week's memorial service in Manhattan's Riverside Church, the eulogy was delivered by Rockefeller's only son Jay, who is Governor of West Virginia.' Said he: "He endures in what he stood for, in what he did, in the inspiration and guidance he has given us. Let me say to you, my father, that you helped shape a country and a world in your own quiet way. You have set a standard for our family and for each of us as individuals. Let me say to you that we are strong...