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Students who have purchased airline tickets in advance have had to change the dates of their flights (generally paying a fee to do so) in order to return Sunday night instead of Monday morning. For people flying on reduced rate tickets, the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend are likely to be black-out days (days on which reduced or free tickets from frequent flyer bonuses cannot be used). Thus, if they want to leave Harvard for Thanksgiving, they must return on Monday and miss the exam. In addition, students who rarely see their families will have...
...Propelled by Diller's bid and constant rumors of new suitors, Paramount stock rose 7 3/8 a share, to close at 75 7/8 last week. Arbitragers, who purchase the stock of takeover targets in the hope that deals will be completed, welcomed the battle and became voracious buyers. Fee- hunting investment bankers scrambled to draw other bidders into the fray and grab some of the action. "Our phone has been ringing off the wall," says H. Wayne Huizenga, chairman of Blockbuster Entertainment, the nation's largest video-store operator. "Basically, the investment-banking firms not involved in this deal want...
Many citizens, however, will dispute the Administration's idea of "comparable" care. Most Americans with insurance currently receive treatment through a fee-for-service arrangement with a particular doctor, and they would have to pay more to keep that arrangement. The Clinton plan includes strong price incentives for patients to switch to more economical health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations, in which groups of doctors and hospitals provide care for a flat fee -- and usually at a cost to the patient of longer waiting times and rationing of specialists' services. "Most people would be forced into HMOs because that...
Washington -- BARBARA BUSH has got herself into a tangle with hairdressers Yves and Nancy Graux. During the Bush Administration they agreed to do hair and occasional makeup for the First Lady in exchange for a nominal fee--and the promise of free publicity. Not wanting the image of cosmetic fussiness connected to the nation's Yankee grandmother, however, the White House skipped the publicity. The Grauxes, who can't get the Bushes to pay up, are expected to file suit...
Farafina. African drum and dance explosion. Inspired by ancient legends and accompanied by whirling and leaping dancers, the music of Farafina is a mesh of rhythms and West African sound. Sanders Theatre, 8 p.m. $17.50 plus 50 cent restoration fee. Call World Music at 876-9240 or TicketMaster at 931-2000 for more information and tickets...