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...Boston Observer, in a recent piece on Richardson, contends that he was a Nixon apologist until the bitter end. The article quotes Nixon Administration staffer Charles Colson as saying of Richardson, "When we needed somebody to say George McGovern was a scatterbrain, Elliot went right our and swatted...
...payroll, but criticism of the potential conflict of interest caused her to resign.) Gray says he never asks for favors in return. "There was a time when booze, blonds and bribes were the persuaders," he explains. "But today's lobbyist has to be a straight shooter." Contends Staffer Frank Mankiewicz, who until last year ran National Public Radio: "He's a small-town boy, like Ronald Reagan. In a small town, you help your friends...
...should be considered a form of pay. This would force companies to show on their books the expense of converting employees' low-priced junior stock into more valuable common shares. In some cases, this could reduce profits by as much as 25% after a few years. Said F.A.S.B. Staffer Steven Johnson: "Currently the financial statements don't give an honest view of what happens when the company in effect gives away $40 stock...
...Commission has received 14,000 letters of complaint about phone service, 400% more than usual. Biggest gripe: slowness in installing new lines. The central message in most of the mail has less to do with actual shortcomings than with a changing attitude toward the phone company. Says an FCC staffer: "People feel the phone company is less friendly. If the new companies squander the service image that AT&T gave them, it will be very expensive to rebuild...
...Street" writers are strongly encouraged to dig up scoops, according to one former reporter at the paper. As a result, a column writer could be tempted to swap information with a news source in exchange for fresh tips. "Out of a galaxy of motives," said the ex-staffer, "it is conceivable that there is but one element: simple pressure to get a story...