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...acknowledged the seriousness of the situation by taking drastic action: he fired four members of his "Supercabinet," which ran the day-to-day operations of the government, and then abolished that body. Ministers in charge of the economy, education, foreign affairs and internal security were dismissed in the dramatic shake-up. Also fired was Haiti's tough police chief, Colonel Albert Pierre. Duvalier, who quickly appointed long-standing family retainers and technocrats to fill the vacant posts, offered no explanation for his actions. But he was clearly reacting to the unusual restiveness among Haiti's citizens, and to a threatened...
Blauer and other experts expect Price to put more of the company's odd collection of businesses up for sale, and to embark on a management shake-up. The new chairman is also likely to continue the cost-cutting efforts that led to last year's dismissal of more than 7,000 workers in Control Data's computer-peripherals division. Whatever steps he takes, Price may have only limited time to prove himself. If he does not quickly turn Control Data into a leaner and more profitable company, the firm's anxious bankers could soon demand his ouster...
...began to bleed, and he had to be treated onstage by a doctor and nurse. On Saturday in Calapan, Marcos wore a large bandage on his left hand and adhesive strips on his right. He insisted that the bleeding had come from being scratched by overeager supporters trying to shake his hands...
Anaya believes that his problems stem from a conservative campaign to undermine him. Says he: "Our agenda was aggressive and progressive, and anytime you shake up the status quo, you catch flak." As his term winds down, Anaya told a newspaper interviewer that "history will be nice" to his administration. Whatever the future brings, leaving the statehouse can only be a plus for Toney Anaya. --By Jacob V. Lamar Jr. Reported by Richard Woodbury/Santa...
...opened to almost universal boos from the critics: the first moon landing, Watergate, gas shortages and surpluses, the breakup of the Beatles and AT&T, the demise of miniskirts, the birth and death of the yuppie, Rocky I, II, III and IV. A changing world, you might say, and shake your graying head. But calm down. There is some stability. In Manhattan and São Paulo, audiences are still paying to see Oh! Calcutta! and watch eight actors and actresses take it off--take...