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...Washington: "They find the society to be highly stress producing." The disintegration of families is a particularly devastating blow to those raised in cultures in which the continuity of the generations was the bedrock of life. Cambodian- born Tino Cheav, whose husband was killed in the Khmer Rouge reign of terror, weeps as she recounts how some of her six children began staying out late, then one dropped out of high school entirely. "I am sick and cannot rely on my children," she says. "I have no hope...
...liberal"), and his company's reputation. In 1978 federal officials ordered Hartz to rehire employees who had been fired during a union-organizing drive, and last year the firm pleaded guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice in an antitrust suit. But veteran Voicers take comfort from the Murdoch reign. Says Columnist Jack Newfield: "I thought Murdoch, on paper, was going to turn out to be a monster, but he gave us complete freedom." The new boss promises the same, at least for now. "I respect the niche of the Voice, and I'm going to give them total independence...
Smith is due to stay on as chairman until 1990, when he reaches the mandatory-retirement age of 65. That would give him a 10 1/2-year reign, the longest since that of Alfred P. Sloan Jr., who ruled from 1937 to 1956 and developed GM's structure and strategy. Based on his first five years, Smith's impact at General Motors may be as great as Sloan...
DIED. William Anthony (Tony) Boyle, 83, ironfisted labor leader and convicted murderer whose nine-year reign over the United Mine Workers of America was marked by graft and violence; of a heart attack; in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Boyle died in a hospital near the state prison where he was serving three consecutive life terms for ordering the deaths in 1969 of Union Rival Joseph ("Jock") Yablonski, his wife and daughter. The killings took place three weeks after Yablonski lost to Boyle in an election for the union presidency. Yablonski, once a lobbyist for the union, had announced that he intended...
Even though they are known for their record-setting offense, the Oilers are a disciplined team. They proved that last year when they ended the New York Islanders' four-year championship reign...