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Watch out, Dallas and Dynasty. Repeating a formula it originated last fall, New England Telephone last week launched two drama-packed TV advertising mini- series that could almost pass for prime-time soaps. Last year similar ads sparked a furor. Their novelty attracted attention and a faithful following. But Adweek magazine columnist John Carroll charged they were "overwrought" and handed them the publication's Badvertising Award. Besides, if viewers must cling to the edge of their seats awaiting the next installment, when will they find time to raid the refrigerator...
...crisis in Panama, the White House sent a special cable to the U.S. delegation attending a U.N.-sponsored environment meeting in Geneva. The cable, signed by chief of staff John Sununu, directed the American representatives to invite the other participating nations to a global-warming workshop in Washington this fall. Said Sununu in the message: "The scope and importance of this issue are so great that it is essential for the U.S. to exercise a leadership role...
...through the canal; the Navy's largest carriers are too big for the locks. "It's only useful now to do some rearranging of the fleet in preparation for war," says Ambler Moss, a former U.S. Ambassador to Panama. "It's not vital enough to the national interest to fall on your own sword...
...school's inauguration, T.M.G. chancellor Nobumichi Hiraide fostered goodwill by flawlessly crooning the Tennessee Waltz. This fall the school hopes to open a cultural-enrichment center where Sweetwater citizens can view sumi-e (Japanese ink paintings) alongside examples of American...
RADIO AND TELEVISION. Broadcast religion was once a mainline monopoly, but since the 1960s it has been dominated by evangelical aggressiveness. In the wake of the squalid televangelism scandals, mainliners last fall launched an interfaith cable network called VISN. It is potentially their most strategic project in many years, but so far programming has been dull and dated. Significantly, it was a secular cable company, not mainline agencies, that came up with the idea for VISN...