Word: trusts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...short, hectic days between the euphoria of Election Night and the solemn Capitol Hill ceremony in which James Earl Carter Jr. will be inaugurated as the 39th President of the United States. They are crucial days for the new Chief Executive, as he selects the official and unofficial brain trust that will work with him in transforming campaign rhetoric into political reality...
...uncertainties of the jurors. The lawyer for Byrne hit hard on the contention that Bronfman had plenty of opportunities to escape. Lynch's attorney, Walter J. Higgins Jr., argued that Sam Bronfman did not want to wait until he was 40 to get his hands on his immense trust fund. Also, the lawyer contended, neither the 63 witnesses nor the state's evidence clearly supported the kidnap charge. Summed up Higgins: "The facts reek of reasonable doubt...
...jurors evidently agreed. William Link, 30, an employee of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., said they believed Bronfman had faked his imprisonment. The rope used to bind him was flimsy, for one thing, and the blindfold placed on him looked like a flip visor. According to Link, the jurors also thought Bronfman was lying when he taped an emotional plea to his father, then a moment later changed his voice and said briskly, "Do it again." On the stand, Bronfman was unconvincing. He appeared to choke up when he looked at the jury, said Link, and compose himself when he turned...
Lingering uncertainty about the new Administration's attitudes toward business and economic policy added to pressures on Carter to move swiftly in lining up his full economic team. In a letter to the New York Times last week, Gabriel Hauge, chairman of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., urged Carter to appoint officials quickly that had the confidence of businessmen, who have been wary about pursuing expansion plans. If Carter did so, Hauge argued, he might touch off a burst of spending that "could be worth $10 billion to $20 billion" in terms of economic growth by the time any policy...
...Again. But the defense raised troubling questions about Bronfman's story. Lynch's lawyer suggested that Sam Bronfman had a motive to plan the hoax: a desire for more money (though he received an annual trust income of $32,000). The lawyer also played one of Bronfman's tapes. He seemed to hint that Bronfman was not really a kidnap victim but just acting the part, because Sam's voice trails off in a final plea to his father-"O.K., Dad, that's it"-only to reappear a moment later saying briskly, "Do it again...