braintruster

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James Paul Warburg, 52, politically volatile author-economist scion of the banking Warburg family, onetime New Deal braintruster; and Joan Melber, 24, his secretary; he for the third time, she for the first; in Bronxville, N.Y.

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The civilian at whom most fingers point is Task Force Chief Berle, onetime Columbia University law professor and F.D.R.'s chief Latin American braintruster from 1938 to 1944.

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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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Last but far from least is liberal Washington Economist Robert R. Nathan, 59, a onetime Roosevelt braintruster.

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For the handsomest braintruster, this display of Presidential favor came at a critical moment.

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