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Verna Gibson did not have her eye on the executive suite 27 years ago, when she took a part-time sales job in a Point Pleasant, W. Va., department store. But that is just where she is after a successful career in retailing. As president of Limited Stores, she is perhaps the highest-ranking woman to have worked her way up in a major American corporation. Her ambition today is both simple and lofty. Says she: "My current goal is to be the best corporate president in the nation...
...part consultation and part ceremony but, all too often, mostly ceremony. Every year the venue changes, but the format is the same. The heads of the world's leading industrial democracies (the U.S., Japan, West Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada), joined by representatives of the European Community, gather somewhere pleasant for two to three days of talks in the name of greater economic cooperation. They meet often and dine well in private, with time out for photo opportunities. A communiqué laden with truisms is released. Then the luminaries disperse to follow whatever divergent policies they please...
...European championship in 1978, and the horror of settling down in my office for a 1985 European championship game--only to watch Juventus fans get crushed to death when some Liverpool supporters rioted. Through long experience, my family has come to know that their chances of having a vaguely pleasant husband and father on any given Sunday depend largely on how Liverpool fared the previous day. But what on earth makes this--let's admit it--pretty unsophisticated devotion to the fortunes of men I've never met and don't really want to so powerful...
Dawson’s performance against Holy Cross on opening day was a pleasant surprise, 17 carries for 76 yards and one touchdown, but did not hint at his promise or his eventual impact on Harvard’s offensive system...
Accordingly, the report outlines several measures to free up green space and provide a more pleasant trip for travelers from Barry’s Corner (the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Ave.) past the Larz Anderson Bridge...