Word: koch
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...assistant secretary of education, and is currently the deputy chancellor of New York schools. The other contender. Deputy Mayor Robert Wagner Jr. '65, has served New York in several political positions, most of them budgetary and none of them in education. Hence the controversy that erupted when Mayor Ed Koch, who effectively controls the seven-member Board of Education which will make the appointment, announced his support for Wagner. The New York situation bears a striking resemblance to Washington's battle in Chicago...
Hertz was the last holdout. Since October, it had a program that allowed frequent renters to build up points toward free hotel accommodations and plane trips, but the company resisted giving gifts to all comers. Says Craig Koch, a Hertz general manager: "We made an honest attempt not to get into the premium thing and to let some of our market share go for three or four months. But Avis wouldn't quit." When Avis claimed that its market share had risen six points, to 29%, Hertz jumped in, adding merchandise prizes to its travel bonuses. A customer...
...YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY Directed by Peter Weir Screenplay by David Williamson, Peter Weir and C.J. Koch...
Weir's movies have always boasted pristine imagery and avoided visual clichés; Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Last Wave and Gallipoli are among the smartest-looking pictures in recent cinema. But in his attempt to blend his preoccupations with the plot of C. J. Koch's 1978 novel, Weir has perhaps packed too much imagery and information into his movie. The sound track is wallpapered with dialogue and Billy Kwan's pensive narration. The plot becomes landlocked in true-life implausibilities; the characters rarely get a hold on the moviegoer's heart or lapels...
...Koch Goshen...