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As the founder and owner of ComputerLand, William Millard, 53, built a billion-dollar business on an old-fashioned notion: it is better to be feared than loved. Since the firm's start in 1976, Millard has ruled his 1,100 employees and more than 800 franchisees with an autocrat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All in the Family | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

"We're really one contented family," notes Ron Lindop, 50, a Rolls wood polisher for 35 years. Especially contented is Richard Perry, 54, the chief executive who has just overseen production of the company's 100,000th car. The royal-blue Silver Spur Centenary will go on display at the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestone for a Legend | 9/2/1985 | See Source »

Kay argues, however, that the preparation did not affect everyone. "It strikes me that some of the brightest women in America have contented themselves with desultory activities, submerging themselves in children and husbands," she says, a fact she says she noticed especially in looking through her class's 25th reunion...

Author: By James D. Solomon, | Title: 'Silent Generation' Recalls Life With Few Concerns | 6/3/1985 | See Source »

Kay argues, however, that the preparation did not affect everyone. "It strikes me that some of the brightest women in America have contented themselves with desultory activities, submerging themselves in children and husbands," she says, a fact she says she noticed especially in looking through her class's 25th reunion...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Struggling With the Dilemmas of Inequality and Feminism | 6/3/1985 | See Source »

TIMOTHTY FARLEY(Jack Lemmon) is a man comfortable with his job: flexible hours, great fringe benefits, plenty of time to include a healthy appetite for golf, good port, and expensive cars. No midlife crisis here-lots of friends, hordes of admirers, all, an adequate hero for a mediocre movie. But...

Author: By Yoo-sun Lee, | Title: The Fast Track... ...and the Beaten Track | 2/22/1985 | See Source »

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