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...lost some of its allure for professional politicians because election strategy and party power are so completely closeted in Nixon's White House. The President re-emphasized that last week on television by declaring: "When I'm the candidate, I run the campaign." Nixon is expected to select an intimate, such as John Mitchell or Robert Finch, as his 1972 campaign director instead of relying on the G.O.P. chairman...
...spent in campaigns is noted for the public record. According to law, Senators are required to release public reports only on fees received for speeches, articles and television appearances. But detailed information on their business interests and outside income is kept secret, in sealed envelopes available only to a Select Committee on Ethics-made up of fellow Senators. Members of the House need not list publicly the amount or value of stock they hold in banks and savings and loan associations, or, if they are lawyers, the names of their clients. Though such activities potentially involve conflicts of interest, information...
THOUGH graduation is many months away, a select corps of college seniors has already completed its toughest course: three long, hard seasons on the gridiron. For most of the students, Jan. 28 will bring what amounts to the final exam. That is when the 26 teams that constitute the National Football League will meet to select their draft choices, and the pros are nothing if not thorough in casing the prospects. College records, glowing press clippings, gaudy trophies mean nothing in themselves. All that counts is a player's potential for prospering in the brutal world of pro football...
...vested in a 24-member CDA Board. Sixteen of the Board members are residents of the model neighborhood, elected for two-year terms. The remaining board members are drawn from various constituencies outside the neighborhood. The relevant portion of the CDA enabling legislation empowers the board to "hire, fire, select, and set the terms of employment for its staff, with the approval of the City Manager...
...proposals come after Quincy House, in a series of poorly attended elections, failed this Fall to select a CRR representative...