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...anyone should care about the chief executives and movie stars who get sweaty palms every time they undertake a new task. The answer, according to Clance and Harvey, is that IP fears can trigger illness and debilitating emotional trauma in sufferers, and cause additional problems for others who depend upon them. Consider, for example, the hyped-up physician who told Clance about his long battle to keep his fears under control. "It was wearing me out pretending to be a doctor," he confided. He eventually realized that his unfounded obsession with imminent failure had driven him to nervous exhaustion, adversely...
...television networks will disagree, but the longer the World Series rolled on, a matter that quickly came to depend on the Kansas City Royals, the more properly situated it seemed. Leaving the midst of a summer's trouble for a middle-of-the-country October, baseball settled down last week in Missouri, making whistle-stop connections with the past on a slow-moving train from Kansas City to St. Louis and back again...
...seeking to settle the disputes of nation states in single combat. By his side as he spars and reasons with Mikhail Gorbachev will be three top aides: Secretary of State George Shultz, National Security Adviser Robert ("Bud") McFarlane and White House Chief of Staff Donald Regan. The President will depend heavily on the wisdom and counsel of this small coterie of advisers and a larger supporting cast both in Geneva and in Washington. Any deal the U.S. might conceivably work out with the Soviets will be as much their product as the President...
...MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. The bases agreement will expire in 1991. A new agreement will be negotiated and will have to be submitted to the people for approval. The way the Filipino people will vote will depend on the moves the U.S. makes during this crisis. If a lot of good results from the U.S. policies and decisions, the Filipino people will remember that and will vote positively when the issue is raised...
...become the largest U.S. consumer-products manufacturer, with sales of more than $23 billion. Reynolds, owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken and Del Monte foods, will be close behind. Its revenues will exceed $19 billion. Since both cigarettes and food are sold in grocery stores and supermarkets and both depend heavily on strong consumer marketing, the businesses seem compatible...