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The wa11 that has so long imprisoned China in its immense, opaque privacy collapsed so fast that some imaginations projected a regretful vision of the Middle Kingdom overrun by Instamatics and McDonald's. (In fact, the Chinese have consulted McDonald's executives about possible fast-food techniques for use in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Man Of The Year: Visionary of a New China | 1/1/1979 | See Source »

Avon apparently was willing to pay such a high premium, as buyers often do at Tiffany, to clinch the deal quickly in order to avoid a bidding war with other covetous companies. Hoving, 80, long courted by many other suitors, was willing to sell to Avon not only because the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Avon Calling | 12/4/1978 | See Source »

But Mostert's report does not touch on the alleged attempt to purchase the Washington Star. As described by the Daily Mail, the department in 1976 "loaned" $11.5 million from the slush fund to Michigan Publisher John P. McGoff, who is co-owner with Eschel Rhoodie and Mulder of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTH AFRICA: A Watergate for Pretoria | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

That extraordinary vessel, the American melting pot, is bubbling once again. The source of ferment: American residents of Spanish origin, whose official numbers have increased by 14.3% in the past five years alone. Now the country's fastest growing minority, they are bidding to become an increasingly influential one.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Your Turn in the Sun | 10/16/1978 | See Source »

What's in a name? Quite a lot, if the name happens to be Arthur Burns and it belongs to the legendary economist who left the Federal Reserve Board in March after eight years as chairman. Last week, following a quiet little bidding war for his services, the former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Lazard Lands Some Big Ones | 9/11/1978 | See Source »

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