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...employees, Wall Street realized immediately what the company was up to: trying to boost the price of its shares and protect itself against takeovers. Little did the markets know, however, that Polaroid was already being stalked by a raider. For weeks, Shamrock Holdings, the investment company owned by Roy Disney, Walt's nephew, had been secretly accumulating Polaroid stock. At the same time, Shamrock sent letters to Polaroid's management proposing to buy the whole company. But Polaroid refused the offer, unveiling its restructuring plan instead. Last week the battle burst into the open, as Shamrock made a hostile...
...takeover attempt is the boldest move yet made by Disney, once disparaged as "Walt's idiot nephew." After leaving his uncle's company in 1977, Disney built Shamrock into a thriving enterprise that owns three TV and 14 radio stations. In 1984 Disney helped put together a new management team at the struggling Walt Disney Co. that transformed the firm into one of the hottest in the entertainment business. Now Disney apparently aims to do the same for Polaroid, which has not had strong growth in a decade...
...adamant about skipping the capital's heavy-pol bashes: "Nobody ever says anything at those things," he grumbles. By reports, he has turned down invitations from George Bush. Bennett confesses he'd rather be home "watching Dragonslayer on the Disney Channel" with Elayne and their son John...
...seats are covered in coordinating sections of red, white and blue, RUNDMC accompanies Bruce Springsteen for the national anthem. Walt Disney World produces the halftime extravaganza show, "Up with Soccer." Balloons and confetti fly everywhere. And then there's always Keith Jackson, the quintessential announcer...
...Framed Roger Rabbit combines live action and animation with a dexterity that Walt Disney could only dream about...