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Ax Man. Stanton should know. The first of Paley's presumed corporate heirs, he joined CBS in 1935, became president in 1946, and always expected to take over when the chairman reached retirement age of 65. But when that date finally arrived in 1966, Paley announced that he would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Behind the Purge at CBS | 10/25/1976 | See Source »

Celine dove into politics after years of traveling and observing the seamier side of life, which alternately fascinated, disturbed and delighted him, and from which he gleaned material for his novels. Dance and dancers represented Celine's ideal of beauty, and McCarthy notes that this was, "ironically, fostered by the...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: The Unnameable | 10/15/1976 | See Source »

The Republicans are also being helped by Elizabeth Dole, the wife of Senator Robert Dole, Ford's caustically witty running mate. A former member of the Federal Trade Commission, Liddy Dole is a poised beauty from North Carolina who manages to soften her husband's gunfighter image. "She...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICS: It's a Clash of the Clans | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

In refurbished Yankee Stadium, a $100 million worth of it, the Bronx Boy replaced the Mets as New York's darlings. The Yankees hit the top of their division in May and stayed there as Boston tumbled from 1975's glory to miserable fourth place. The only true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Getting Serious | 10/11/1976 | See Source »

Taking their places are politically savvy lawmen like Robert L. (for Lee, naturally) Turner, 46, of Autauga County, Ala. Like most of his Deep South colleagues, who generally still favor straightening out troublemakers in the woods behind the courthouse. Turner is a firm believer in law-and-order. But he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The South/law: A Flying Sheriff | 9/27/1976 | See Source »

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