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...fuming and fussing as he tries to work the thing. "Technology gone mad," he has been heard to mutter. One day when a picturephone call came in, Ehrlichman's large, balding head materialized on Kissinger's screen and his deep voice intoned: "Push the center button, Henry...
...Secret Button. "I requested the floor and proposed that we discuss the matter of Beria," says Khrushchev. "Beria was sitting on my right. He gave a start, grabbed me by the hand, looked at me with a startled expression, and said, 'What's going on, Nikita?' I said, 'Just pay attention.' " Khrushchev then delivered a speech denouncing Beria. He concluded by saying: "I have formed the impression that he is no Communist. He is a careerist who has wormed his way into the party for self-seeking reasons." Khrushchev formally moved that Beria be stripped...
...Dick Button, former World Champion, will be master of ceremonies. Other skating stars who will perform are Julie Homes, 1970 World Bronze Medalist, and Melissa and Mark Militano, 1970 U.S. Pairs's Silver Medalists...
...personality change? A weekend encounter group? An inspired public relations man? What happened was Nixonian Washington, which with its button-down, square-cut, early-to-bed monochrome, tends to make any spot of color look bigger and brighter. But then too, Washington under any Administration has always had a special electricity for women?a current of excitement that brings out previously unrecognized or suppressed qualities...
...buyer spots an offer he wants, he can instruct the computer to connect him with a potential seller to dicker over the terms. To preserve the coveted anonymity, both parties are identified only by coded numbers. A deal is closed when a trader pushes the teletype's "accept" button. Instinct began operating last December, and this year its 25 subscribers (mostly banks) hive made 500 trades involving 1,600,000 shares of stock. The fees often amount to only one-third of the commissions on the Big Board...