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ABOUT
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTERS
CHAPTER 1 – Riots & Rockets
Army Days Map (1968-1971)
Family in the Military
The Vietnam War Heats Up
The Decision to Enlist
Fort Holabird and Intelligence Training
CIAD in the CD of OACSI at DA in DC
The Vance Report
Directorate of Civil Disturbance Planning and Operations
Bernardine Dohrn-The SDS Revolutionaries Then and Now
The Army Operations Center (AOC)
The Blue U and CIA Training
The Safeguard Anti-Ballistic Missile System
Huntsville, Alabama, and the Army Missile Command
NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain
Johnston Atoll and the Origins of Space Warfare
Kwajalein Atoll—The Ronald Reagan Missile Test Site
Kent State University and the Aftermath
Yale, The Black Panthers, and the Army
The Secretary of the Army’s Special Task Force
Getting Short—The 1971 Stop the Government Protests
1974 Congressional Hearings on Military Surveillance
Lunch with Gen. William Westmoreland
CHAPTER 2 – Becoming a General Counsel
Recruitment by J. Roderick MacArthur
Rod MacArthur and The MacArthur Foundation
Hiring Lawyers
Copyright and Trademark Mastery
Hammacher Schlemmer
Bradford Then and Now
CHAPTER 3 – Jane Byrne Burned – Chicago Politics in the 1970s
Jane Byrne’s vs. The Chicago Tribune
The Machine Weakens after Daley’s Death
Mayor Byrne’s 90-Day Report Card
Mayor Jane Byrne’s Secret Transition Report
Rob Warden
“Innuendo, Lies, Smears, Character Assassinations and Male Chauvinist”
Rally ‘Round the First Amendment
Will She or Won’t She?
The Aftermath—Harold Washington Defeats Jane Byrne
CHAPTER 4 – Before the Deluge—United Press International
Transitioning to United Press International
UPI—Second Banana to the Associated Press
Moving to Nashville as UPI Assistant General Counsel
UPI Begins Its Descent into Bankruptcy
Ruhe and Geissler Lose Sway as UPI Implodes
The Los Angeles Blow Up
UPI’s Bankruptcy Unfolds with a Shock
CHAPTER 5 – Inventing the Future—Encyclopaedia Britannica
A Milestone in Evolution of the Human/Machine Interface
The Proper Study of Mankind
The Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition
The Encyclopedist’s Art
William Benton, EB Owner and Publisher
Robert Hutchins, University of Chicago President
Mortimer Adler, Philosopher
Charles Van Doren, EB Editorial Vice President
Reinventing the Encyclopedia in Electronic Form
Solving the PC Data Storage Problem
Patricia Wier, EB, Marvin Minsky, MIT, and Alan Kay
Peter Norton Takes Britannica into the Software Business
Harold Kester, SmarTrieve, and Compton’s Encyclopedia
Dr. Stanley Frank, Vice President, Development
Compton’s Patent R.I.P.—An Afterthought
A Look Back from Encyclopaedia Britannica
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1 Britannica’s U.S. Supreme Court Brief on the Compton’s Patent
Appendix 2 Building Britannica Online
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Rockets and Riots – Army Days (1968-1971)
1960 The Story of Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (US Air Force)
Rockets, Riots, Politics and Practice
A Dash of the Army, A Dose of Politics, and A Life in the Law
Chapter: Rockets and Riots – Army Days (1968-1971) (in entirety)
Rockets and Riots – Army Days (1968-1971)
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Introduction
Testimony of William J. Bowe before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Map of Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia
Family in the Military
Enlistment in the Army
The Vietnam Generation and the Draft
Fort Holabird and Intelligence Training
Assignment to the 902nd Military Intelligence Group
CIAD in the CD of OACSI at DA in DC
The Vance Report
Department of Civil Disturbance Planning and Operations (DCDPO)
The Army Operations Center (AOC)
The Blue U and CIA Training
The Safeguard Anti-Ballistic Missile System
Huntsville, Alabama and the Army Missile Command
NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain
The Johnston Atoll and the Origins of Space Warfare
Kwajalein Atoll and the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site
A Half Century of Ballistic Missile & Satellite Defense
Kent State University and the Aftermath
Yale, The Black Panthers, and the Army
The Secretary of the Army’s Special Task Force
Getting Short – The 1971 “Stop the Government” Protests
The 1974 Congressional Hearings on Military Surveillance
Lunch with General William Westmoreland (USA Ret.)
Riots & Rockets – Army Days (1968-1971)
Rockets, Riots, Politics and Practice
A Dash of the Army, A Dose of Politics, and A Life in the Law
Preface
Introduction
Chapter: Rockets and Riots – Army Days (1968-1971) (in entirety)
Chapter: Jane Byrne Burned – Chicago Politics in the 1970s (in entirety)
Chapter: UPI – Before the Deluge (in entirety)
Chapter: Inventing the Future – Encyclopaedia Britannica (in entirety)
Chapter: Settling Down in Life and the Law (in entirety)
Becoming a Lawyer (in its entirety)
Chapter: Becoming a General Counsel (in entirety)
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