Word: shows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even so, some diplomats are skeptical that Pretoria will honor its commitment to leave Namibia, which it has administered for 73 years. More than once during the past seven years, the South Africans have dashed Crocker's hopes for peace. Perhaps to show its good faith, South Africa has invited U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar to visit Pretoria as soon as possible to discuss independence for Namibia...
Bush has already begun to distance himself from some of Reagan's more conservative positions, and party leaders expect him to show concern about the environment and education in a way that the party's right wing never...
Some Texas Republicans hope former Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach, who led the Dallas Cowboys to two Superbowl victories, will lead the them in victory against Bentsen in November. They held a "Draft Staubach" meeting yesterday in New Orleans, to show their support for the former NFL quarterback...
...time, however, frantic programmers have been examining options ranging from the presumably uncommercial (an hourlong midevening newscast) to the self-satirizing, such as remakes of Mission: Impossible and The Hardy Boys featuring brand-new casts but using the original scripts. Other ideas: foreign imports and more nonfiction and magazine shows. Viewers seeking more attractive alternatives will find cable outlets such as Showtime/The Movie Channel and Home Box Office larding attractive programs into fall weeks, hoping they can lure new subscribers. The syndicators of Phil Donahue's talk show are touting additional installments for prime time...
While the strike has been devastating to countless workers in show business and related industries, in the short run its impact could actually boost network profits. Advance sales of prime-time commercial slots are, unexpectedly, even stronger than last year's, while the cost of acquiring programs may be temporarily lower. Reruns are cheaper than first-time shows, reality-based programs cheaper than fiction, and foreign-made shows often cheaper than U.S. products...