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...keen competition from Feather, a Japanese manufacturer. Schick decided to retain a prominent local distributor, Hattori. But Gillette blundered by abandoning its local agent after a few years. Japanese retailers viewed Gillette's move as arrogant, and the firm was unable to sell its products on its own. Says Jay Gwynne, president of the consumer health-products division of Warner-Lambert, which owns Schick: "To try to eliminate the Japanese middleman is the quickest way to commit suicide." Schick's single-blade stainless-steel razor was judged superior to Feather's double-blade carbon one, and Schick's razor became...
...grabbed by a rocker should not steer clear of the main point. Rock music, the most formidable force in Western popular culture, found a focus and a conscience this year and saved a great many lives. Rock sang, for a while, in unison, and Bob Geldof was choirmaster. --By Jay Cocks. Reported by Cathy Booth/New York
...would continue to observe arms-control measures like the never-ratified SALT II treaty, which would have expired Dec. 31. Nonetheless, until the two sides can agree on some means of verifying compliance with current accords, they may have difficulty reaching new ones. --By Evan Thomas. Reported by Jay Branegan/Washington and Nancy Traver/Moscow
After reading your article on the travails of Portland's police chief [NATION, April 14], I tried to decide whether you were talking about Portland, Me., or Portland, Ore. I found no reference in the story to help define the place in question. Please, where is Portland? Michael Jay Park Fort Wayne...
...important unifying influence, even when his free-market stands led to ideological splits among the allies. But now that the U.S. has assumed a new, pragmatic role in economic summitry, the Great Communicator may prove to be even more beguiling in Tokyo. --By George Russell. Reported by Jay Branegan and Christopher Redman/Washington