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...father-son squabbling continued; in 1972 the Genesco board trimmed Franklin Jarman's authority by giving his father "added management responsibilities," but company troubles mounted and Franklin was restored to full command. Last week the younger Jarman displayed his authority by announcing that he would shrink the size of the company that Maxey built...
...runner for its 1976 nomination. Though Connally's staff insists that his key speaking engagements were set before Agnew's problems became known and that he is thus not using the Vice President's political wounds to his own advantage, Connally is clearly not about to shrink from the possibility of taking over the party's powerful conservative wing...
...government and named himself Premier and Military Governor General in addition to President and Commander in Chief of the armed forces. He visited front-line posts in uniform and was photographed peering through field glasses at Israeli fortifications. "We believe in our destiny," said Sadat. "We do not shrink from any sacrifice...
...continuing surge in farm exports presents the U.S. with a golden opportunity. It will help shrink the nation's disruptive payments deficit, strengthen the dollar in world markets and offset the growing cost of buying more and more oil, gas and other materials abroad. Having given up the unrealistic goal of policing the world, the U.S. can turn with enthusiasm to the more rewarding job of trying to feed...
...Justice Department's Antitrust Division has never been an object of affection in executive suites, and recently there has been less love lost than ever. Reason: it is seeking to shrink some of the nation's very biggest companies. In 1972 the division asked the federal courts to order a breakup of IBM. Now it is demanding that Goodyear and Firestone, two giants of the rubber industry, get rid of enough operations to make the tire business as competitive as it was in 1959-when Goodyear accounted for 23% of sales, against 28% now, and Firestone...