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...knowledge of national affairs. Nor has Baker become a more humble man despite his gentle manner. He recalls that he had once planned to return to his native South Carolina and run for office: "I have no doubt that I could have been elected Governor with my personality and know-how." Moreover, he figures that he would have done even better than he has in business. "If nothing had happened to me, I would be worth in excess of $10 million...
...misnomer. Intended as a "showpiece" of U.S. know-how, the shoddily built $34 million highway began breaking up almost as soon as it was finished in 1959. Prince Norodom Sihanouk was so appalled at the craters in the road when he tried to drive down it one day that he turned back to Phnom-Penh and took a helicopter instead. Washington promptly chipped in another $15 million to set things straight...
...NIXON orders all U. S. troops out of Vietnam, leaving the population of that country at 120 "gooks, none of them Communist thanks to American perseverance and technological know-how." Nixon announces that the resources saved by the unexpected withdrawal will be used to rebuild America's cities "somewhere in Alaska, where they won't get in the way of suburban life...
Overall, water systems serving 100,000 persons or more got favorable marks. Most of the contaminated water was found in small communities, where the water systems lack either the staff, the know-how or the will to assure consumers a safe drink...
...result, the West's initial lead in such prestigious sectors of the future as electronics and computers is growing at a rate that increasingly alarms the Kremlin. Moscow's treaty with Bonn provides the political basis for an influx of German capital and technical and managerial know-how on which Russia rests its hopes of bridging its technological gap with the West. U.S. Defense Secretary Melvin Laird may be able to pressure Henry Ford out of building a truck factory in the Soviet Union; but a European consortium headed by the German firm of Daimler-Benz...