Word: woodruff
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John Paul Austin. Rowed on the U.S. Olympic crew in 1936. Graduated from Harvard Law. Decorated as a World War II Navy lieutenant commander. Caught the eye of legendary Coca-Cola Chairman Bob Woodruff, who recruited and groomed him. Became chief in 1966. Earns in the high six figures. Is a buddy of fellow Georgian Jimmy Carter. Taught himself passable Japanese. Works in an Atlanta eyrie among Oriental antiques and photos of his handsome wife. Spends more than half his time traveling, largely to the 135 countries where Coke does business. Has a rather radical idea: the whole world...
...knowledge of the Harvard faculty is evidence enough of his desire for more concentration and less broadening of a student's educational experience. The faculty and CHUL should take this into consideration before accepting Bossert's alternative and thereby changing the focus of a Harvard education. --Mark Wells Woodruff...
Like other journalists traveling aboard Peanut One, NBC Correspondent Judy Woodruff had known for months about Jimmy Carter's interview with Playboy. But until Interviewer Robert Scheer spelled out details for her two weeks ago, she had no idea of its contents. As soon as she spotted Carter's somewhat vivid language, she got word to Today show Host Tom Brokaw, who broke the story Monday morning...
...church's organization shows a feudally hierarchic side of Mormonism that helps lead to its political conservatism. The impact of revelations depends on one's position in the church: Prophet Kimball's revelations can change all Mormon doctrine (Prophet Wilford Woodruff did just that on the polygamy questions in the 1890s, after a federal crackdown on polygamy sent many prominent Mormons to prison.) The revelations of the head of the Boston stake (or diocese) will affect the stake (in the choice of a branch president, for example), and each individual's revelations are restricted to his or her self...
Moore was arraigned on a charge of attempting "to kill the President of the United States by the use of a handgun." She asked for and was given a public defender, James Hewitt, as her attorney. U.S. Magistrate Owen Woodruff set bail at $500,000 and, with the concurrence of both Hewitt and the U.S. Attorney's office, ordered her to undergo psychiatric tests at Metropolitan Correctional Center in San Diego. That may take 60 days. Said one top police official: "This looks like completely a mental case, and if that's what finally comes out, that should wrap...