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...spare time teaching Plato's Republic to Congressmen and other notable Washingtonians, each of whom gave a lecture at the college as payment in kind. Later, Goldwin held a class for capital journalists on the writings of John Locke, the subject of his Ph.D. dissertation. Says Washington Post Columnist David Broder, an alumnus of several Goldwin seminars: "He is the most skilled moderator or discussion manager I've ever seen...
Even so, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Arthur Burns has criticized the deal. He believes that for a Middle Eastern country to rescue the U.S. flagship line is a grave blow to America's political prestige. Last week Burns told New York Times Columnist Leonard Silk that the U.S. Government should have persuaded six or so oil companies to put up $50 million each to bail out the airline. Pan Am Chairman William Seawell failed in earlier attempts to get help from the U.S. Government; his plea last September for a $10.1 million monthly subsidy fell on deaf ears...
...Iranian way of swinging. Zahedi likes to give lavish parties where he showers his friends with "yum-yum," his favorite word for caviar, champagne and diamonds. His wooing techniques are quaint. Recently, Zahedi startled a blonde with a chorus of "kitchy-kitchy-koos" over the dinner table. And Columnist Maxine Cheshire reported a scene straight out of The Merry Widow. As Cristina Ford was leaving a Washington party, Zahedi cupped her hands, splashed them with champagne and then kissed each drop away...
...York Times, he was advised by the President's counsel, John Dean, not to accept the $150 payment, as it might be construed as a conflict of interest. In his new book about the Nixon Administration, Before the Fall, a deadpan Safire-now a Times columnist-recalls his feeling at the time. "That was a good idea, I thought: it was good that we had men like Dean around to make sure nobody did anything criticizable...
Charles Bartlett, a syndicated columnist who had speculated earlier about Dunlop's appointment, told the Crimson yesterday there are other possible candidates for the position...