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That cause was not furthered by the actions of the majority, for they took the spotlight off Playboy and the women of Harvard and turned it on The Crimson. The editors are to be congratulated on their victory, but they must realize it was only a Pyrrhic one. Endorsed by David S. Hilzenrath
...microphone tests, not knowing that he could be heard, he threatened to bomb the Russians and treat terrorists with-like vengeance. When off-the-cuff remarks mar the wholesome image he tries to project, he expects a purged "take two." But the chief exec is under the constant, unforgiving spotlight of live TV. Goof-ups are on the record, like...
...creative action was like inside MiG alley. They also benefit from a cast of characters that comes predrawn in broad outlines, like so many figures in a crazy coloring book. But the shading added by the authors is careful and, in the case of players elbowed out of the spotlight, like Laraine Newman and Garrett Morris, compassionate. Some of S.N.L.'s creators turn out to be as vivid as the performers themselves. Writer Michael O'Donoghue decorated his office with a picture of Mass Murderer Richard Speck and a pinup of a nude amputee, and once pushed hard...
...spotlight on Eastern intensified in April 1984, when U.S. Customs Service agents seized one of the company's jumbo jets after discovering 3 lbs. of coke under the cockpit. Federal investigators enlisted the help of Eastern Chairman Frank Borman, who gave his mechanics the go-ahead to help agents search planes for illegal stashes. The current probe began last August after Customs agents found two coke shipments totaling 1,722 lbs., or $430 million worth, aboard Eastern flights from Colombia. Investigators discovered that the contraband was generally stuffed into suitcases by baggage handlers in Colombia and then slipped through Customs...
...research center. The City of Faith is rumored to be in financial straits, but Roberts will divulge no details. The overall budget of his enterprises reportedly runs to $120 million. Roberts' Sunday half-hour still appears in 192 markets, but the "Prairie Tornado" is showing his age. The spotlight is shifting to a daily talk show inaugurated in 1984 to star Son and Heir Apparent Richard Roberts, 37. Due for partial opening next July is Oral's $14 million Healing Center, which will feature, among other attractions, a three-hour tour of animated films of Bible stories...