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...revelations of Morton's book and the Dianagate tape have done nothing to diminish her enormous public appeal. Some recent polls rank her as the family's most popular member. No wonder then that she is not at all daunted by a solo life if that is to be her fate. "After all," says broadcaster and veteran royal biographer Penny Junor, "she's been orchestrating events." Her confidence is such that on her Paris trip, though she has only patchy, schoolgirl French, she did not hesitate to use it -- no mean attainment, since the French have a way of intimidating...
After examining this data, the masters and the administration decided that the houses assignment system, which allowed students to rank their top three house choices, needed to be revised so that house composition would be made more diverse. A majority of the masters, along with Jewett (who makes final decisions about the house assignment system), favored randomization. Randomization, they believed, would prevent a homogeneous group of students from inhabiting a house...
...deal in question is a proposal by British Airways to spend $750 million to buy a 44% ownership of Pittsburgh-based USAir. The transatlantic partnership would rank as one of the three biggest airlines in the world, linking 339 destinations in 71 countries. That powerful combination has prompted a vigorous protest from the Big Three U.S. carriers -- American, United and Delta -- which hope to discourage the government from approving the deal. Said American chairman Robert Crandall: "What will happen is that the good jobs will go to London, and the baggage handlers will stay here...
...board. "First, Ford insisted that no decisions be made until they passed through the board's processes, which kept end runs to a minimum. Second, ((Treasury Secretary)) Bill Simon wasn't interested in running the day-to-day operation. He forcefully presented Treasury's view but never pulled rank. He was satisfied to be the Administration's public spokesman," a role Simon had codified in the presidential Executive Order creating the board...
...deal is the latest in a flurry of international partnerships being formed as the world's airlines shoot it out for passengers. By far the most controversial is USAir's plan to sell a 44% stake to British Airways for $750 million. The transatlantic combo would rank as one of the three biggest airlines in the world, linking 339 destinations in 71 countries. Most alarming to U.S. carriers, the arrangement would give British Airways, one of the world's strongest carriers, unlimited access to American markets. President- elect Bill Clinton and Ross Perot joined the chorus of alarm during...