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...leaves AT&T in the hands of CEO Robert Allen, whose tortured leadership of Ma Bell ignited the search for a successor. His nine-year tenure has been marked by some seemingly desperate attempts to expand beyond telephones and phone service, including the failed $6 billion acquisition of computer maker NCR Corp., the pricey buyout of McCaw Cellular ($13 billion) and some high-profile product failures. NCR, which lost billions, was spun off in last year's "trivestiture." Another castaway, the manufacturing arm now called Lucent Technologies, has been on a tear since leaving Allen's hold...
...Boeing-McDonnell arrangement. To secure EU approval, Boeing offered to terminate agreements which made Boeing the sole supplier of jets to several U.S. airline, and promised to grant competitors access to certain aviation technologies. Those concessions should assuage European fears for Boeing's last major competitor, European plane-maker Airbus Industrie, which has been steadily losing market share to the American company. Calling his approval preliminary, EU antitrust chief Karel Van Miert said more time was needed to read the fine print of Boeing's offers before a formal go-ahead is issued. A green light is expected as early...
...ardent supporter of the change, Nebraska Republican JON CHRISTENSEN, is a chef who knows how to mix the dough of legislation. His Omaha district is home to a Metz bakery, a Pepperidge Farm depot and several facilities belonging to the country's largest baking firm, Interstate Bakeries Corp., maker of Wonder bread. Federal records show Interstate CEO Charles A. Sullivan and his wife contributed $3,000 to Christensen in 1996. The American Bakers Association, which gave $46,700 to House Republicans and $1,000 to Christensen in 1995-96, calls the new rule's enactment by the Committee on Ways...
...shameful that Flinn referred to her situation as a "mistake." A mistake is dialing the wrong number or locking your keys in the car. What Flinn did was lie, disobey direct orders and bring dishonor to herself. This is much more than a mistake. This kind of "mistake maker" should not be flying nuclear weapons. CURT PAISON Chicago...
Among the most widely recognized is Portland's Wieden & Kennedy (1996 billings: $525 million). Its gritty, muscular spots for Nike featuring Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan have helped the athletic-shoe maker uphold its market leadership; other clients include Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Miller Genuine Draft. President Dan Wieden counts acid-dropping Merry Prankster Ken Kesey, author of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, as a friend, which might give some hint as to the agency's creative mind...