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...when Wyman replaced Paley as chairman. Though Paley publicly treated the transition as a natural passing of the baton, in private he resented the move. The CBS founder had always taken an active role in network programming -- hiring away top NBC stars like Jack Benny and Edgar Bergen in the 1940s, advocating such high-quality shows as All in the Family and M*A*S*H in the 1970s. Now he was being forced to the sidelines...
...trusted member of Gotti's Gambino crime family had secretly taped conversations between the capo and his confederates over a 30-month period. The informant, a self-styled former hit man named Dominick Lofaro, was brazen enough to carry a concealed wire right into Gotti's lair, the Bergen Hunt and Fish Club in Ozone Park, N.Y. His cooperation with authorities marked the first time that a Mafia "soldier" had ever worked as an informant while on active duty. The intelligence coup, said one New York City police officer, was "like penetrating the Kremlin...
...stitch together the Lauren tale, Angelo interviewed the designer and his key associates, then spoke with fashion editors, Wall Street analysts, various competitors and Actress Candice Bergen, a Lauren client. For good measure, Angelo took an advance peek at Lauren's new furniture line...
...against the arch curves of French Designer Claude Montana or the dramatic drapery of Japan's Issey Miyake, Lauren's work is stick-in-the-mud. But Lauren sticks to what he knows and has never claimed to be wildly original or abstract. Says a longtime fan, Actress Candice Bergen: "He incorporates the things you've loved for years. I'm basically not one who is comfortable in massive shoulder pads or the trendy things...
...meantime, the Eagles had found one hole in the tight Crimson defense; with 28 minutes remaining in the game, forward Tara Bergen pulled Whitley out on the right with a high bouncer and then headed the ball into...