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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even for White House Chef Henry Haller, preparing a sit-down dinner for 1,340 people who were dropping by on short notice was a bit of a challenge. The 1,100 Ibs. of strip sirloin had to be cooked at the Mayflower Hotel, six blocks away because the Executive Mansion did not have enough oven space. One other problem was that 110 of the meals had to be kosher. Schleiders Caterers of Baltimore did not get the call until Saturday, but they were able to prepare kosher meals similar to the regular fare that would be served...
...were used to chill the white wine and champagne. Washington's Ridgewells Caterer provided gold ballroom chairs, creamcolored china with gold borders, cutlery, glasses, fingerbowls and napkins. The main tent, gay as springtime with its tangerine and yellow stripes, was longer than the White House itself. It and six smaller tents were rented for about $12,000 from a Maryland company...
...Agence France-Presse Correspondent Jean Thoraval, who recently visited Viet Nam's northern frontier, thousands of militiamen and soldiers have taken up positions in the lush valleys and mountains adjoining the 735-mile-long border with China. Thoraval said Vietnamese officials openly predict a resumption of fighting within six months to a year...
Salant's term at CBS was ended by the network's policy of mandatory retirement for network brass (but not for on-the-air personnel) at 65, the same policy that led six years ago to the reluctant departure of Frank Stanton, the network's longtime president. (The only exception: CBS Godfather William Paley, who continues at 77 as chairman of the company he founded.) Like Stanton, Salant was offered a consulting contract, but he preferred a full-time job instead. Said Walter Cronkite, 62: "It's a darn shame that our policy doesn...
...risks: "Elaine," for instance, has board scores below 400. But she is near the top of her class at a tough inner-city school, and she has been getting up at 6 a.m. to take courses at a nearby college. Her mother is a maid, and she has six siblings, including a brother at Yale. Her essay radiates energy and will. She gets an A 83-admitted, unless Rogers has second thoughts at "minority review": "If we take her, I'm going to grab that grade book a year from now and see how she's doing...