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Hammer, 42, is a founder of Gush Emunim (Group of the Faithful), the nationalistic religious organization that has pushed hard for the expansion of the Israeli settlements in captured Arab territory. Hammer acted after receiving complaints from two members of the Israel Broadcasting Authority's board of directors that the screening was untimely, given the negotiations under way with Egypt. But the unprecedented cancellation of a TV show prompted protests of censorship from a coalition of artists, authors, lawyers, Knesset members, journalists and TV technicians. TV newsmen vented their feelings by letting Israeli screens go dark for 45 minutes...
...party has dominated Costa Rica's political life since 1948, when Party Founder José ("Pepe") Figueres beat back an attempted Communist coup that was launched on the issue of a fraudulent election. Subsequently, Figueres and Successor Oduber pushed through laws that have made Costa Rica what Ticos believe to be an almost tamper-proof democracy...
This week Anheuser will announce the introduction of Michelob Light in major markets. Says Chairman August Busch III, the founder's great-grandson, also a brewmaster: "You will see other marketing and product innovations as the year unfolds." Industry scuttlebutt has it that Anheuser is contemplating a move into soft drinks, where profit margins and growth are larger than in brewing...
...Harvard Party Company definitely will hold a dance in the Freshman Union February 24, Brett R. Johnson '81, founder of the company, said yesterday...
Fisher, Williston Professor of Law at the Law School, is the founder of Social Sciences 174, "Coping with International Conflict," and for over 30 years he has been doing just that. He has been involved in trying to help settle disputes between Iran and Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, the United States and Denmark--and his most recent efforts have been directed toward solving the Middle East conflict. He has been advising both the Egyptians and the Israelis about how to move negotiations forward...