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...native of Houston, Duncan started out as a chemical engineer and roustabout for the Humble Oil and Refining Co. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he joined a family firm, the Duncan Coffee Co. (later Duncan Foods), and in 1958 became its president. Six years later, when the company was merged into Coca-Cola, Duncan moved to London as head of Coca-Cola's European operations. He became president of the Atlanta-based firm in November 1971, at a time when Jimmy Carter was Governor of Georgia, but quit less than three years later...
...months California Governor Jerry Brown has been promising that he would announce his presidential candidacy in the spring or early summer. He was eager to avoid the problems caused by his late start in 1976, when he beat Jimmy Carter in five of six primaries but had no real chance at the nomination...
...Radcliffe Alumnae Association and the Radcliffe College Board of Trustees have elected six new Radcliffe trustees...
There are now 36 Radcliffe trustees. Six are chosen by a vote of Radcliffe alumnae every four years, and the rest are chosen by the previous board. There is no set number of trustees...
...Finally, Voyager 2 shifted its electronic gaze to lo, the innermost and most spectacular of the Galilean moons. Four months ago, Voyager 1 had spotted eight volcanoes in the midst of eruption, the first time such activity was observed other than on earth. Last week its successor photographed six of the same eruptions, suggesting to the U.S. Geological Survey's Laurence Soderblom that they may "last for several years...