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Although she is taking a break from politics, Williams says she intends to remain abreast of developments in England and looks ahead to the next general election in 1991 or 1992. "I don't see myself as having left home, and I will return to England at least once a month," she says...
...years the Eastern Airlines shuttle has ferried the high and mighty up and down the BosNyWash corridor with the comfort of a cattle car but the cachet of a stretch limousine. Every hour on the hour, Senators squeezed three abreast with generals, moguls, salesmen, anchormen, accountants and academics enduring the ultimate power trip. There were no reserved seats, no in-flight entertainment, no hot towels and, until recently, no coffee or tea. But the shuttle has never been about comfort. It is about urgency and influence, the mustn't-keep-the-Joint-Chiefs-waiting mentality, the snap of starched shirts...
...networks have won at least one round in the fight to stay abreast of new technology. High-definition TV, currently being developed by companies in the U.S., Europe and Japan, will provide a picture of much greater resolution and clarity than present ones have. But many different systems are competing for acceptance, and some could not be delivered over broadcast TV without major retooling. Last month, however, the FCC ruled that any HDTV system approved for transmission in the U.S. must not render existing TV sets obsolete. That seems to ensure that the networks will not be left...
Column upon column, they clogged the streets of Rangoon, cheering and clapping, chanting and waving flags. As the numbers swelled into the hundreds of thousands, representatives from almost all walks of Burmese life could be identified among the waves of protesters who marched 20 abreast through the capital. Roman Catholic priests and nuns paraded behind a banner proclaiming JESUS LOVES DEMOCRACY. Government employees brandished a MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS sign, while retired military men proudly unfurled a banner reading ASSOCIATION OF FORMER COMMANDERS AND OLD COMRADES. From self-identified housewives to state factory workers and students, all were there...
Once dominant mainly in manufacturing, Japan's giant electronics companies are sharpening their edge in product development as well. Reason: manufacturing profits have bankrolled research and development. Japan now leads the U.S. in twelve of 25 strategic chip technologies, has pulled abreast in eight others, and is catching up in the remaining five...