Word: peacocke
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...into the vocabulary of the cold war. That would be natural enough. After all, no American institution is more closely identified with the 40-year struggle to stop the spread of communism and Soviet influence around the world. Whether American agents were restoring the Shah of Iran to the Peacock Throne in the '50s, organizing an invasion of Cuba in the '60s, or applying the Reagan Doctrine in Angola, Nicaragua and Afghanistan in the '80s, their real target was the Soviet Union...
...minutes. Three equally odd ideas -- yet one is about to become reality for viewers of KCRA-TV, the Sacramento affiliate of NBC. For decades West and East Coast TV outlets have aired network prime-time programs from 8 to 11 p.m. -- but with the blessing of the Great Peacock, KCRA is planning an 8 1/2-month trial schedule that would run NBC offerings from 7 to 10, a common practice in the Central and Mountain time zones. Should the experiment succeed, the entire West Coast may follow...
...past Americans and others in the West often saw Paris as a withered peacock, strutting grandiosely when it was not perversely kicking up dust, the firmness with which Mitterrand steered his nation after the gulf war's outbreak gave their old ally a taller stature. France is still a tough customer on many issues -- agricultural subsidies, for example, the big snag in the current troubled round of world-trade talks. Stubbornness is the Gallic style: a demonstrated readiness to scuttle agreements is Paris' way of showing that it means business...
...hear him tell it, it's only a matter of time until the Hartmarx man looks like a second cousin to the Duke of Windsor: "British is hot right now. You're going to see more 11-in. side vents, ticket pockets . . ." Could it be the beginning of another peacock revolution, the biggest ! change in men's fashion since the '70s? Anything's possible -- except the return of the Nehru jacket, the one garment that will likely remain at the back of the closet, even in hard times...
Companies and consumers struggle to reduce their debts and brace themselves for a slump. The Iraq embargo is hitting Western firms too. A peacock revolution in men's suits...