Sunny and warm. 58°.
Igor Oganesoff,【1】 writing in the Wall Street Journal, Friday, Feb. 2, thinks the economy of the mainland is going through “serious erosion.” He singles out “the elevation of untrained Communist Party functionaries to positions of management responsibility” as one of the main causes not usually stressed.
At 3 p.m., went to Chinatown to address a street celebration of New Year and visit 中華公所 and 安良堂.
At 5, went to Cathay Restaurant to attend a banquet. Senator and Mrs. Muskie,【2】 the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, and a congressman were there. I spoke briefly, so did Muskie.
At 8, took Hilda 【沈恩欽] to dinner in Harvey’s.
【注】
【1】Igor Oganesoff（1924-1996），美國新聞記者與電視節目製作人。
1957-1964年在日本擔任《華爾街日報》東亞辦事處主任，1964-1965年為巴黎辦事處主任。
1966年後任職於CBS新聞部，派駐東京、越南等地，1971-1981年為電視新聞節目《六十分鐘》製作人。
參考：Who Was Who in America with World Notables vol. 12, 1996-1998, p. 183。
【2】Edmund Sixtus Muskie（1914-1996），1955-1959年為美國緬因州州長，1959-1980年為美國國會參議員，1980-1981年為國務卿。
1968年為民主黨的副總統候選人，1972年曾參與總統大選黨內初選。
參考：“MUSKIE, Edmund Sixtus,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, accessed Dec. 2, 2022, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001121。