Word: modern
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...busy as his relatives are, Sir Terence, 55, is still the most industrious. No one has had a greater impact on modern British housewares and furniture than Conran, but he seems intent on conquering America as well. He runs 15 Conran's outlets in the eastern U.S. and plans to expand to the West Coast. He operates more than 200 Mothercare stores, selling maternity and infant clothing. His three decorating books, The House Book, The Kitchen Book and The Bed & Bath Book, have sold more than 250,000 copies in the U.S. Conran travels to America at least four times...
...Terence's latest project may be the one closest to his heart: the world's first museum devoted exclusively to modern industrial design. Located in the dockland area of London, the four-story building will be finished in 1989. Sir Terence is already planning the exhibits, but do not look for roomfuls of extravagant furniture or wacky-looking appliances. Expect the sort of simple, utilitarian pieces that have helped make Conran a household name -- and have helped make the Conran household a dynasty of design...
...Renaissance Man has lost stature in the modern world. The All-American kid parlays his assets into acceptance at a big-name college. The well-rounded undergraduate wins a free ticket to investment banking heaven...
...this, but half an ear or even less is better than most recent Presidents have been able to command in their waning days. Time will tell if events permit Reagan to become a pedagogue. He has other pet subjects for discourse, such as the War Powers Act, which gives modern Presidents so many fits, and the two- term limit in office, which saps a Chief Executive's power in his last years...
...later posting, the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., that North caught the attention of Navy Secretary John Lehman, who was impressed by a paper the young major wrote about the uses of the modern battleship. Lehman recommended North to National Security Adviser Richard Allen, who hired him for the NSC's Defense Policy Staff...