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Well, no one ever said starting a fourth network would be easy. The Fox Broadcasting Co., Rupert Murdoch's ambitious effort to compete with ABC, CBS and NBC, has weathered enough tin-pot tragedies in its brief life to fill a month on Another World. Joan Rivers' much publicized attempt to challenge Johnny Carson with her own talk show ended in ignominious cancellation after seven months on the air. Her eventual replacement, The Wilton North Report, failed even more abruptly and abysmally. Fox executives once hoped to have three nights of prime-time programming on the air by now; only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Little Network That Might | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

...Elizabeth Crowley--who was first-team All-Ivy last year--and freshman Beth Wambach are favorites for two of the three outfield positions, but the third outfield slot--as well as the designated hitter--is wide open. Look for freshman Beverly Armstrong or a spare infielder to fill these positions...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Batswomen Looking for Sunny Weather | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

Relieved from congressional back-biting, the executive branch could use military power in accordance with the demands of the situation, rather than with the demands of certain senators and representatives. And Congress could fill a gap in our foreign policy-making that over the long run would prevent crises in Panama and El Salvador from arising in the first place. When America moves in the international arena, unity must prevail so that our determination and purpose will not be questioned by our adversaries or by those we try to help...

Author: By John C. Yoo, | Title: Freeing Our Arms in Honduras | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

...antithesis of Store 24, CNF probably has more healthy food per unit area than any other place in Cambridge. Bins full of groats and granola fill the middle aisle, and instead of carcinogenic hot dogs, CNF carries Tofu Pups--The Uncommon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Selling Whole Wheat Against the Grain | 3/22/1988 | See Source »

...sick to death of the way the presidential election is being carried on these days. The candidates don't inspire me, let alone sing to me, and I can't take much more of the endless bickering, endless polling or endless speculation by newscasters who need to fill six hours of their "Election '88" specials every primary day. The ability of the media to predict public opinion has taken the fun and luck out of politics. Under today's system there's no chance that we'll ever see the excitement of a surprise upset such as Harry Truman...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Mr. President, a-la Megabucks | 3/16/1988 | See Source »

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