Word: flocks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...striking good looks, Mary E. Cunningham was bound to land a new job. But could the 29-year-old executive Wunderkind, who was forced to resign from Bendix Corp. last October, get back on the fast track at a major firm? No problem. After considering and discarding a flock of other offers, she last week accepted a "six figure" post with Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., a subsidiary of the Seagram Co., Ltd., the world's largest distiller (1980 sales: $2.5 billion). Her new position: vice president for strategic planning and project development, similar to the title she held...
...borne an uncanny resemblance to the rebel outpost attacked by Darth Vader's forces in The Empire Strikes Back, one of Fox's biggest box office smashes. Flush with profits from that film, Star Wars, Alien and other blockbusters, the studio has been pursued by a flock of acquisition-minded outsiders, most notably Chris-Craft Industries, which holds 22% of Fox's stock. But the winner in the Fox hunt may be a new entry: Denver Oilman Marvin Davis, who last week wheeled into Hollywood in a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II and made a cash offer...
...journey in the Philippines was officially billed as "pastoral," and included a beatification ceremony in Manila's Luneta Park. But the Pope knew he was ministering to a troubled flock. Just last month, in an effort to stave off criticism in advance of John Paul's visit, Marcos had slightly softened his autocratic rule by decreeing an end to more than eight years of martial law. It was largely an empty gesture; the President retains most of the government machinery in his own hands...
...Penthouse. Aghast at being tucked between the same covers as those unclad Jezebels, Falwell tried to block distribution of the magazine last week with a court injunction. When that failed, he filed a $10 million lawsuit. Penthouse Publisher Bob Guccione was unfazed. As Falwell desperately tried to soothe his flock, his sometime nemesis Guccione was gleefully predicting that the March issue would sell 500,000 extra copies. Said he: "We couldn't afford a promotion genius like Falwell...
Full disclosure helps, but that is only part of the problem. Says a former CIA official: "Homosexual agents tend to flock together. Once you get a homosexual cell, they take care of each other." His prime example is the case of Harold ("Kim") Philby in England, who led a small group of Cambridge-educated homosexuals who sold British secrets to the Soviets during and after World...