Word: less
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This Morning, "from reductions to production." The manic rebound from depression has its ironies: after laying off 230 news staffers last year, the network has now added more than 100 to handle the increased programming. Cynical insiders note that the departed have been replaced by less expensive newcomers: "Producerettes, we call them," says one survivor. Tisch sees the renewed signs of life as proof that his cost cutting was justified. "It was painful," he says, "but we've come out stronger...
...news hours cost only $500,000 or so, less than 60% of a typical entertainment show. And in the increasingly bruising TV environment, network executives are anxious to stress what they believe cable and other competitors cannot match -- CBS's news prowess. "We just can't think of every program in terms of dollars and cents," says Tisch. "Hit programs come and go, but CBS News is an institution that I hope is going to be here for the next 100 years." Aaron Altman -- or Edward R. Murrow -- could hardly quarrel with that...
...seems to have had nothing to do with his arrest. Officials say his detention resulted from a probe, launched before the crash, of the exchange's operations. The Hong Kong market, which has been almost unregulated, is known for its anything-goes philosophy. Insider trading is not discouraged, much less prosecuted, and there are few financial disclosure requirements for companies that list shares on the exchange...
...political hatchet man. "Let me turn it around -- what did you tell Nixon during Watergate?" the Vice President jabbed, referring to Haig's service in the White House bunker during the final days. The constricting format of the debate soon forced the Republican contenders to move on to far less electric issues. But the image lingered: Bush lashing...
...game) and rebounder (5.6 rebounds per game), was named Ivy Rookie of the Week for his recent efforts. The 6-ft., 4-in. freshman from West Hempstead, N.Y., fired in eight consecutive points as the Crimson whittled the Big Green's lead from 13 to only two with less than two minutes to play. James, who has led the Crimson in scoring on seven occasions, is the first Crimson cager to cop the award since Neil Phillips did during the 1985-'86 season...