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...government decision-making into regional assemblies in order to replace the confused patterns of centralized authority and to increase citizen participation. "Decision making was more rational in 1900 than it is today in France." In a recent study of how the decision was made to extend the Paris Metro, Crozier was amazed to discover that the Ministry of Finance had no idea of who initiated the plan and how the decision was taken. In terms of cost analysis the construction of the Paris Metro for the Exhibition in 1900 was "much better...
...number of low-income apartments which are in danger thus represent nearly twice the number of low-income units built in the entire metro-palitan area during the past year. And the ?? vacant apartments in the medical area which Harvard has not rented represent nearly one-third of this figure...
...contracts for ?? laborers, mechanics, and stock? ?? all negotiated by the Metro?? ?? and Vicinity Craft Mainten...
Last week Aubrey returned to power. Las Vegas Financier Kirk Kerkorian, who a month ago won control of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, picked him to be the company's new president to replace Louis ("Bo") Polk Jr., 39, who was fired. Polk had been chosen only last January by Edgar M. Bronfman, whose 16% holding in the company was the largest until Kerkorian bought roughly a 40% share for about $100 million. (Time Inc. owns 5%.) Bronfman and one of three other directors representing his interests quit the 19-man board last week...
Kirk Kerkorian, 52, who built his $275 million fortune on airlines, hotels and Las Vegas gambling, last week added another potentially rich prize to his leisure and travel domain. He won control of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the ailing moviemaker, with a stunningly successful tender offer for some $26 million of its common stock at $42 a share. In August, Kerkorian had picked up 22% of MOM's stock through another tender. Now his holdings will rise to at least 32% and perhaps to as much as 45% of the company's shares, depending on how much...