braintruster

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Last week a mission headed by Engineer Lucas Lopes, who is President Juscelino Kubitschek's No. 1 economic-development braintruster, arrived in Washington from Rio to ask for massive loans from the U.S.

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Released from the Yankees, he served as braintruster for the Chicago Cubs, quit the Cubs to join the Dodgers, quit the Dodgers to join the Giants�all within 14 months.

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Rex Tugwell, bright young braintruster, has been anxious to get a bill passed to censor the labeling and advertising of foods, drugs and cosmetics.

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It is to Hopkins that Tom is assigned as unofficial braintruster, ghostwriter and aide.

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A growing favorite in Pravda, official handicap sheet of the Soviet Communist hierarchy: mop-haired Mikhail A. Suslov, 58, party braintruster and veteran member of the Presidium.

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