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...ways of the warrior but in planning by government and industry, patient investing and diligence on the part of management and labor. In the U.S., ideological dogmatism undercuts the first, impetuousness the second and sloth the third. Take a tip from 20th century Japanese businessmen, not from 17th century warriors...
...connection with Wilson is another matter. After the shooting, Tafoya lived for three weeks at a 17th century farm estate in southern England owned by Wilson. His personal papers include the private telephone and telex numbers for Wilson in Tripoli, as well as notes from what appear to be conversations with him. Prosecutors also think that Tafoya is involved in the fire-bombing of a car belonging to one of Wilson's former business associates. In a tape recording seized at Tafoya's house, a man believed to be Tafoya tells a phone caller that he was responsible...
When the long-awaited assault came, Marathon Oil was well prepared to man the battlements. Within hours after the Mobil Corp. announced its $5.1 billion bid to buy the 17th largest U.S. petroleum company, members of Marathon's big-time defense team were flying to its small-town headquarters in Findlay, Ohio (pop. 38,000). Marathon was putting into action the now classic defense in a takeover battle...
Sands keeps things going by maintaining the light touch which is the show's greatest strength. At times it goes too far, as with the cast's steadfast refusal to give the graceful 17th-century lines any more emphasis than they would modern English. Despite the modern clothes, the translation of pounds to dollars, Sheridan's language deserves the flourish and emphasis of the Old World; without it, only the verbosity carries through...
Today at 3:00 on Webster Field, the top contenders in House football--Quincy, South House, Kirkland, and Dunster-Mather--will fight it out in the semis for the two coveted spots in the championship game November 17th. That...