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...enterprise is fraught with peril. While the combined company will possess a legendary treasure trove, it also must deal with several crowned heads and princelings whose egos and territorial rights must be either respected or dealt with before they can cause trouble. The very size of the venture is likely to focus the regulatory eye of government on the transaction. And many wonder whether the growth Levin and Turner promised from the combined companies' assets can really be achieved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HANDS ACROSS THE CABLE | 10/2/1995 | See Source »

...would recommend that Lat read the United States Constitution, specifically those sections which establish and defend the hegemony of civilian government. Thanks to the wisdom of the framers, General Powell did not possess the authority to topple Hussein's regime on his own initiative--that authority lay only with the civilian Commander-in-Chief, then President Bush. Furthermore, the U.N. mandate under which the allied acted, and by which the allies scrupulously abided, only allowed them to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control (which was accomplished) and it expressly forbade the overthrow of Baghdad by force of arms...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Powell Bound by Constitution | 9/23/1995 | See Source »

Monmouth carries with it an 11-game winning streak, the longest among NCAA Division I schools, and they look on paper to give the Crimson its first real test of the 1995 campaign. The Hawks possess a high-powered offense, with the country's fifth-leading scorer in junior Christie Pearce (8 goals, 6 assists...

Author: By David S. Griffel, | Title: W. Soccer Tops Columbia, 4-1, Remaining Undefeated | 9/23/1995 | See Source »

...thing is, though, that either team will have a decent show at winning Heps should the runners remain healthy. The women's team returns practically all of its top runners, while the men possess perhaps the league's best runner in junior captain Ian Carswell...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Harriers Take it Step by Step | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

...darkness, it is the bat. With webbed wings and feral face, the furry little beast appears to be the offspring of some monstrous union of bird and rodent. Over the years, legend has had it that bats are filthy and nasty (they feed on human blood) and that they possess spooky supernatural powers (they shift shape from bat to man). No wonder they have been a motif of countless horror tales and films...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATS' NEW IMAGE | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

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