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...perhaps a taste of campaign sniping yet to come. At the 23rd anniversary dinner of New York's Conservative Party, George Bush, already itching for the 1988 Republican nomination, went after a Democrat who claims that he is not seeking his party's nomination: New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Bush accused Cuomo of "pitting one American against another" and "telling us to be ashamed to stand up and say we're proud of this great land...
...York State legislature last week passed a bill that will also raise barriers to unwanted takeovers. Under it managers of New York-based companies could block hostile moves for up to five years. Said Governor Mario Cuomo, who has announced that he will sign the legislation: "This will definitely slow down some hostile takeovers. Our experience has been that while some takeovers are designed to create a more efficient organization, many others are just rip-offs...
...cost of plastic credit. Three bills introduced this year would set a ceiling on charges. The measures, which are likely to be taken up in early 1986, would peg card rates to the interest on other kinds of short-term loans. One of the bills, sponsored by Democratic Representative Mario Biaggi of New York, would limit card interest to no more than 5% above the cost of 90-day commercial paper, a type of corporate IOU that now yields about...
...parliament, they are well short of the majority needed to ensure a four-year tenure for the new Prime Minister, Anibal Cavaco Silva, 46. It was Cavaco Silva who triggered the collapse of the government last July when he pulled out of the coalition led by Socialist Prime Minister Mario Soares...
...Those controversies were just as intense and at times even more widespread. Presley shook up the whole country; the Sex Pistols played yet another funeral march for the British Empire. Things simmered down with time, which is probably what is most needed now. Even liberals like New York Governor Mario Cuomo have voiced concern about explicit lyrics. Danny Goldberg, president of Gold Mountain Records, has organized his own group to counter the influence of the P.M.R.C., but readily admits, "I empathize with parents who are shocked to see what happens as their kids grow...