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...charisma were all that counted, Ed Sullivan should have been pink-slipped after his first broadcast (on what was originally called Toast of the Town) in 1948. Yet for 23 years after that, for millions of Americans, Sunday night at 8 belonged to CBS, home of television's longest-running prime-time vaudeville, The Ed Sullivan Show...
Both companies began carrying out previously announced contingency plans to lay off large numbers of workers. McDonnell Aircraft Co. started to hand out pink slips to some 5,000 workers, mostly in St. Louis, while General Dynamics targeted 4,000 employees for dismissal in Fort Worth and Tulsa...
...think of Charles as the cultivated king par excellence, it is largely thanks to Van Dyck. There cannot be a more tender and intimate royal portrait than his effigy of the couple in conversation in a rocky landscape, their bonding signified by, among other things, their dress -- he in pink slashed silk with pale gray showing beneath, she in the same gray with pink ribbons and laces; he giving her an olive twig, she giving him a laurel wreath...
Workers whose jobs are cyclical, seasonal or subject to the whims of the market feel vulnerable even without receiving a pink slip. Some benefits, like health insurance, may be tied to the number of hours logged, and so, in a slowdown, workers suddenly find themselves without coverage. Mayo Gonzales, a 57-year-old carpenter in Ontario, Calif., did not amass the 250 hours he needed this year to keep his benefits. "At my age -- at any age -- it's very important to have insurance because anything can happen," he says. "This is one of the worst slowdowns I have seen...
...Gucci -- but it is Gucci with a modern twist. In addition to the subdued browns and blacks that were once Gucci's trademark, the new line of leather goods boasts a rainbow palette of splashy colors. Traditional suede moccasins ($265) come in a dozen offbeat shades, from bubble-gum pink to purple to bright orange. A new line of $500 knapsacks, aimed at a younger and hipper clientele, ranges from scarlet suede to bronze satin. And Gucci's spring line includes tiny bamboo-handle evening bags ($395 and $495) that are perfect for the trendiest of late-night soirees...