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...police helicopter churns overhead, searchlight sweeping over the melee below. For a mile east and a mile west, six lanes of traffic move in caravan, a rolling cacophony of full-blast stereos rising above a cross-lane exchange of insults, come-ons and general greetings. Along the sidewalk-the famous chocolate terrazzo sidewalk embedded with bronze-edged stars framing the names of superstars-gang members defiantly stake out their turf. There are police on horseback, on motorcycles, on foot, in plainclothes. Knots of bewildered tourists, looking for Tinseltown, realize they have wandered into a weekend war zone...
...shifting of cameras from religious icons to the boys choir to the royal couple in a way that perfectly matched the music and pace of the ceremony. From a 6-in. square window near the top of St. Paul's golden dome, a BBC camera took some magnificent overhead shots of the procession up the aisle and the exchange of vows. The television gear was an intrusion-a camera clattered to the floor at one point-but it also lighted up the cathedral, revealing its art and architecture as never before...
...McKie of the University of Texas and Lester Thurow of M.I.T., argue that large-scale mergers can enhance industrial efficiency by creating economies of scale. In the jargon of management, mergers create corporate synergism: two plus two can equal five. Combining two companies under one management can reduce administrative overhead and bring fresh leadership to a tired company. The new firm can order raw materials in large quantities or use new technologies to reduce production costs. The result: lower prices and better goods for consumers...
...temporary move into the black, however, does not remove the industry's persistent serious problems. The automakers' gains are coming mostly as a result of lower overhead and worker layoffs. Detroit continues to have difficulties selling cars. During the first ten days of July, sales of American-made autos fell to the lowest levels for that period in 20 years, and they have increased only slightly since then. Ford suffered a setback last week when talks broke off with Toyota over plans for the two companies to build cars jointly in the U.S. Such a venture would have...
...spraying was all but imperceptible, a fact that frustrated would-be demonstrators. Two protesters keeping a vigil in Palo Alto heard a helicopter overhead but could find no trace of Malathion. "I don't see how it will work," admitted Patrick Long, 29, who held a black umbrella over his head for symbolic effect. "I don't see how the flies can find...