Word: rans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...slid his red canvas chair next to Carter and handed over one of the books, reading along with him so closely that his head was almost touching Carter's shoulder. For two hours, looking a little like a father and son discussing homework problems, the two of them ran through the list of candidates for every top Cabinet job in the Government. From time to time Carter raised some worries: they still had too few top women, too few good names on the Treasury list. Carter pulled out his own log, a red notebook in which he had recorded...
Storybook corporate career woman, considered for top job at either HUD, HEW or Commerce . . . Age 44 . . . Put herself through University of Maryland . . . Joined IBM as trainee in 1955 . . . In her twenties ran IBM's missile-tracking station in Bermuda . . . Took leave in 1966 to be first woman White House Fellow; worked for HUD Chief Robert Weaver. Returned to IBM as executive assistant to former Chairman Thomas Watson Jr. . . . Starting in 1972, served as vice president for public and government relations . . . Considered firm as well as charming...
Left University of Minnesota after two years when money ran out . . . Operates a 600-acre grain and grass seed farm in Minnesota . . . In 1960s was Agriculture Department's Midwest administrator of price supports, production control and storage programs . . . Lashes Earl Butz's laissez-faire policies . . . Believes in farm price supports, backed by stockpiling if necessary . . . Says that "the free market system ends at our borders-in the world market we must deal with governments" . . . Wants a protective tariff on imported sugar...
Contender for Interior Secretary . . . Age 45 . . . Maverick who refused help of Idaho's Democratic machine when he first ran for Governor in 1966 . . . Lost then, but was elected in his second try in 1970 . . . Strongly advocated-and got passed-environmental legislation despite opposition of state's influential timber and mining industries . . . Knows Carter from Governors' conferences in early 1970s . . . Campaigned strongly for him . . . Son of a lumbermill operator, was elected to state senate at 29, served four terms . . . Married, with three daughters . . . Lutheran . . . An energetic sort, has been TV pitchman for Idaho potatoes, played celebrity golf (best...
...parking illegally in hopes of getting a ticket to save as a souvenir, tearing pages out of the Baptist church's hymnals on Sundays. Claiming that Blanton's air-controller work in Albany, 40 miles away, prevented him from executing his mayoral duties fully, Billy said he ran "because I didn't want to see Plains go right straight to hell...