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Last semester, Yale hired former congressman Robert Giaimo as a part-time Washington advisor, and also formed the corporation advisory committee on federal relations. The committee includes Giaimo, former President Gerald Ford, former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, and former Senator Abraham Ribicoff...
President Bok? "On the issue of the location of the JFK Library, Bok folded as he does on almost everything. He's the Abe Ribicoff of college presidents. Whichever way the wind blows, "Goodwin charges. And he concludes: "Outside of the sciences and the professional schools, there has been some serious deterioration. But it's rich and well-built. Probably be around forever...
...potential conflicts. In addition, the new law makes it much harder for officials to dump their holdings into a blind trust. Under that arrangement, a trustee exercises control over the assets, theoretically shielding the officeholder from conflicts of interest. Yet these devices tended to be what former Senator Abe Ribicoff called "blind trusts with 20/20 vision." The official often knew what he held...
...other regional races, Rep. Christopher J. Dodd. (D-Conn.) defeated James L. Buckley in the Connecticut race for retiring Sen. Abraham D. Ribicoff's seat. In New Hampshire, incumbent Sen. John Durkin (D-N.H.) narrowly lost to conservative challenger Warren Rudman. The Vermont contest between Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Steward Ledbetter was too close to call...
...Connecticut race for the Senate seat vacated by three-term Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D-Conn) offers a refreshing palliative to the overly personalized presidential contest. James Buckley, former New York senator in the '70s and Christopher Dodd, popular three-term congressman from Connecticut, present clear ideological choices, opposing each other on just about every issue...