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...blocks away Germany's business leaders were greeting a star-studded U.S. corporate delegation eager to get the new era of peace and prosperity off to a lucrative start. Among the Americans: General Motors ceo John Smith, IBM chairman Louis Gerstner, Goldman Sachs chief Stephen Friedman, Motorola's Robert Galvin, Morgan Stanley's Richard Fisher and Dwayne Andreas of Archer-Daniels-Midland. Said U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Holbrooke: "For almost five decades in the postwar period, the relationship ((between the U.S. and Europe)) was basically military. The departure of the troops from Berlin represents the beginning of an emphasis...
Serious change will come hard because the academies have such a cherished tradition. John Galvin, a retired four-star general and top NATO commander, still wears the golden ring with a ruby-red stone that he designed for his class of 1954. "This place sets the standards for the Army for duty, honor, country," he said in his West Point office above the Hudson River, where he teaches political science. To survive in the future, the academies will have to set standards for efficiency and relevance as well...
...Galvin acknowledges that in the past "there were some bugs to be ironed out" in the way sales representatives presented membership options and fee structures...
...Today, Galvin says, their sales staff is "more precise and accurate." Salespeople who misrepresent the club face dismissal, she said...
...Galvin also asserts Bally's handles all cancellations responsibly, and that a printed list of all Bally's nationwide affiliates is available at the front desk and from staffers...