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...programming, to Hollywood. His mission: "individual conferences with producers and writers to discuss specific measures to de-emphasize violence in programs now in production." ABC President Leonard Goldenson disclosed that his network, too, was in the throes of reappraisal; he also designated a vice president, James Hagerty, as liaison man to the violence commission. NBC also weighed in with a lofty statement and a pledge of cooperation to the commission...
...meanwhile, had launched the biggest manhunt in its history (cost: $1,000,000), warning officials in Mexico and Canada, favorite hideaways in Ray's tawdry past, to be on the alert. Scotland Yard and Interpol joined the manhunt, and FBI liaison men traveled to Europe and Australia in search of their...
...served long sentences at penal labor under the French, and lived for many years in the South. Harddriving, ascetic and tough, Tho is believed to have purged the party in South Viet Nam of some 2,500 non-Communist nationalists in the early 1950s, and he remains a top liaison man with the Viet Cong...
...Poor Liaison. Airlines dislike the congestion as much as passengers do. The Air Transport Association estimates that delays cost them $50 million last year in extra crew time, fuel costs and other expenses. The A.T.A. also figures that passengers lost another $50 million in wasted time. The problem will become more acute when the jumbo jets are flying. "From the point of view of economy," says TWA Airport Planner Donald Graf, "you can't let a 747 stand around too long. They're so expensive that we've got to get them back...
...organizational terms, the Federal Aviation Administration is responsible for airspace, the Civil Aeronautics Board for routes and flight frequencies the airlines themselves for flight scheduling, and local authorities for maintaining airports. Liaison is poor. Airport men accuse the airlines of being too secretive about equipment plans. It was only 18 months ago, says E. Thomas Burnard, executive vice president of the Airport Operators Council International, that the airlines told airports they would be buying jumbo jets. This gave the cities only a scant 36 months to carry out necessary improvements to handle such planes. "It's the same story...