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...driven dog, at that. At the Kichijoji branch, a section chief gives his sales force a pep talk at 8 a.m. "The world is watching the movements of top- ranked Nomura, and that means right here in Kichijoji," he says. "Put in everything you have, and take the best care of your customers." On the fourth floor, Sales Manager Hidetoshi Koizumi orders his troops to ring up 60 stock sales among themselves that day. "I want you to go all out," he admonishes. Tension often runs high. Recalls an ex-employee who worked in sales for three years: "The metal...
...Shrum, the , private wordsmith for the Kennedy family's public utterances, was called in to cobble together something for the convention's Kennedy reunion. He not only wrote John Kennedy Jr.'s introduction of Uncle Ted and Ted's it's-O.K.-to-still-be-a-liberal pep talk, but he also penned the Senator's gracious thank-you for his nephew's gracious introduction...
Olmos pauses to let the laughter die down. His jive, cajoling pep talk has begun to win the men over, but more important, he has convinced them that he really cares. The impression is no public relations put-on. Deeply committed to helping the down-and-out, Olmos for the past ten years has taken his rap to hospitals, schools, Indian reservations, detention centers, libraries and veterans hospitals across the country. "It's addictive," he explains. "A few hours of energy come back in waves for years. It's a wonderful feeling to make people forget about themselves...
There is no painless way out of this bind. Arms control is a fiscal wash for the short term: verification costs money, and so will additional weapons systems required to replace those being scrapped. But Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who is trying to pep up a stagnating economy, seems to be casting about for a way to cut Soviet military spending. He has talked about a shift in the U.S.S.R.'s military doctrine from offense to defense. That implies restructuring the Soviet armed forces, making them adequate to defend the U.S.S.R. but not to launch an offensive...
Murray officers and employees contend that foreign ownership might harm the familial character of the company, which is still partly owned by descendants of Founder C.W. Hannon. In protest, workers have gathered more than 5,000 signatures, erected GO MURRAY billboards and even staged a pep rally starring Country Singer Larry Gatlin. The firm's board has rejected Electrolux's offers of $48 and $52 a share, but Wall Street investors think Electrolux is prepared to offer even more. Anticipating another bid, they sent Murray's stock to a high of $64 last week...