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Even as it announced the small diplomatic success, however, the Administration wanted to make sure that nobody gets the wrong idea: Reagan has not gone soft on Cuban Communism. "The conclusion of an agreement on this issue does not signal any change in U.S. policy toward Cuba," declared White House Spokesman Larry Speakes. "We are willing to talk-if Cuba shows signs it is willing to re-enter the family of nations in the Western hemisphere. So far their conduct remains totally unsatisfactory in the eyes...
...Apple Computer. Indeed, Apple Co-Founder Steven Jobs last month cited Federal's Smith as one of his business heroes. Smith runs Federal with a military zeal that rubs off on his staff. He sometimes rewards outstanding work with Bravo Zulu stickers, which refer to the Navy signal flags meaning "job well done." Says Robert Sigafoos, author of the corporate profile Absolutely, Positively Overnight: "They have a 'kill or be killed' mentality, which permeates the ranks from top to bottom...
...Crimson travels to Dartmouth today for its 1984-85 Ivy League opener, which might just signal the start of Harvard's finest season ever...
...same time, it might just signal the end of what in the last 25 years has become the most monopolized league in collegiate athletic history...
...entry into World War I, Squier became head of the Signal Corps, and his omnivorous curiosity led to a notable invention: a system for transmitting several messages simultaneously over existing electric power lines. In 1922, nearing retirement, he took his ideas and his patents to the North American Co. utilities combine, which backed him in launching Wired Radio, Inc., a kind of competitor to the booming fad for wireless radio. But not until 1934, the year of his death, did the general think up a catchy new name, combining the sound of music with the sound of the popular camera...