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...house to do public relations for the Corps, developed the idea for a competition. Why not have Pirri's former colleagues design a replacement for the women's version of men's outfits-navy blue skirt instead of trousers and regulation jacket with a couple of bust darts added to accommodate anatomy? Five renowned Italian designers would be invited to submit prototypes. The prize would be prestige and publicity for the designer of the winning uniforms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Designers Get Down to Work | 1/16/1984 | See Source »

...some of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." If, as most pundits predict, Reagan does win four more years, the memorial will not be erected until 1989. And next to that bust of the Great Emancipator will be a marble likeness of the Great Communicator with his famous refutation below: "There you go again...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Reagan's Wing | 1/13/1984 | See Source »

...check on their authors' accuracy. House attorneys review potentially libelous statements, and copy readers check manuscripts for style, but authors are solely responsible for verifying facts. "My company does 700 books a year," explains Thomas J. McCormack, president of St. Martin's Press. "We would go bust examining them a11." Recalling them may prove more expensive. Random House is spending an estimated $150,000 to buy back Heymann's book, and will forfeit a prospective six-figure paperback sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poor Little Research | 1/9/1984 | See Source »

Little more than a year later, the boom has gone bust. ABC canceled its late-night effort and may trim the expanded 60-minute Nightline back to half an hour. CBS has reduced its Nightwatch to two live hours plus repeats, and last week announced further on-air staff cuts. Also last week, the ax fell on the best of the shows, NBC'S Overnight, which drew 1.5 million households a night but lost $10 million. Said Executive reducer Deborah Johnson: "Apparently cable is no longer viewed as such a threat " Explained Frank: "Overnight was our finest hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Lights Out | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

Leonard's retirement last year was prompted by a detached retina he suffered in training, but dread of Hagler was thought to be at least a secondary consideration. A Hagler sampler: "Don't play with them, bust them up." No one could blame Hagler for the shortage of competition leading up to and during his three championship years, but the fact remained that Duran, such as he was, represented Hagler's first eminent opponent and premium payday (possibly $10 million apiece). For a change, people feared for Duran's safety. Recalling "No más," even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Not So Wonderful Marvelous | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

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