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American companies are eager to do business in VIETNAM. Citibank, Philip Morris, Mobil, General Electric and Caterpillar are said to be lobbying for an end to the U.S. economic embargo. Coca-Cola and Kodak are already well known there, thanks to black-market sales. Last month the Backer Spielvogel Bates advertising agency, one of the world's largest, hosted a marketing conference in Ho Chi Minh City. Said Carl Spielvogel, chairman of the firm: "We believe there is an enormous potential there, and in Indochina generally. We intend to be pioneers in this market...
...promised to undergo alcohol counseling. He did not specifically deny the women's claims, and says he plans to remain in office. Ironically, Packwood was one of only two Republican Senators who voted against the nomination of Thomas to the Supreme Court. He has also been a consistent backer of abortion rights, family leave, the Equal Rights Amendment and other women's causes. Even before the allegations against Packwood became public, the Senate ethics committee was called upon to consider a claim against Democrat Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, which it will decide whether to investigate next year. Inouye's hairdresser...
...Junior backer Meg Berte, a spark plug in Harvard's stellar defense, was selected for the second team...
Attacking from the first blow of the whistle, Dartmouth scored 4:52 into the game when mid-fielder Brittanny Boulanger, a native of Winchester, Mass., scored off of a pass from backer Jessica Andre...
...written by the Curator of Drawings William W. Robinson says that in the 1630s, Rembrandt developed his technique by creating hundreds of studies and drawings. His style juxtaposes "summarily indicated areas" in the subject's body with "intricately detailed penwork" that creates an expressive face. Rembrandt's pupils Doomer, Backer and Flinck reflected their mentor's style in their work. The exhibit contains six similar works by these artists--sketchy yet expressive chalk figure drawings on blue paper...