The Administration: Documented Dream

When he took over as the new chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Washington Lawyer Edward F. Howrey looked aghast at the stack of documents (enough to fill a foot locker) that awaited his attention. Last week Howrey let it be known that he will ask the commission's staff to cut down the amount of material its chairman is supposed to read. Said he: "I had a nightmare the other night. I dreamed I was in a room stacked to the ceiling with files of official documents. I couldn't get out of the room until I read every one of...

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