Word: australian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Television and newspaper historians, take note: the date that Australian Press Baron Rupert Murdoch, whose holdings span three continents, set in motion the negotiations that would alter his empire (not to mention his passport) is March 28, 1985. Murdoch was paying his first visit to the Hollywood studios of 20th Century-Fox, half of which he had just bought from Denver Oil Tycoon Marvin Davis. As it happened, John Kluge, the billionaire chieftain of Metromedia Inc., was also on the lot that day to attend an investment conference...
...best-known possession Murdoch may have to give up is his Australian citizenship. FCC regulations also bar foreigners from owning more than 20% of a broadcast license. Murdoch, who has lived in New York since 1974, announced that he will apply to become an American citizen. If his application is approved quickly, Murdoch could recite the Oath of Allegiance in a matter of weeks. Though Murdoch may seek dual citizenship, Australian law forbids it; unless Murdoch finds a legal loophole, he will be an American only...
...also owns two TV stations in Australia. Once Fox steps up production for its TV outlets, Murdoch in turn could transmit the new programs to his foreign viewers at relatively little cost. One small problem: Australia, like the U.S., has strict TV-licensing rules. If Murdoch does lose his Australian citizenship, he may be forced to relinquish control of his Sydney and Melbourne stations. That loss would still leave Murdoch with the more lucrative European market...
...demand the taut bulges of an Arnold Schwarzenegger and pump iron (lift weights) like crazy to achieve them. Pumping Iron (1977) was a deadpan docufarce that transformed Schwarzenegger from a curiosity into a celebrity. Pumping Iron II: The Women will probably not do the same for Bev Francis, the Australian Amazon who was at the controversial center of the 1983 Caesars Palace World Cup championship in Las Vegas. The body she has created for herself is, to untutored eyes, too awesome and frightening, a kind of self-imposed freak of nature. For that reason, Pumping Iron II is better, funnier...
...laws were rushed through the state parliament following a ten-day walkout by power workers, who feared losing their jobs to outside contractors. Clergymen and civil rights and labor activists, who see the legislation as a threat to Australian unionism, have joined in the protests. Recently the unions blockaded the state's transportation links for 24 hours. Sir Joh afterward attacked the unions as a "bloodthirsty lot trying to grind down the community." Said he: "They do not realize their days of threatening and bullying people in this state are over...