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...quite so conservative as he is sometimes depicted. So was the Pope's bow toward ecumenism last week when he led worship with a group of non- Catholic observers that he had invited. In a significant maneuver during the closing hours, the delegates defeated a bid to supplant the current committee of bishops, who are to plan the next synod. That group includes many noted progressives. Topic of that synod: the laity's role...
...real people." This month they got their chance. They are filming a TV movie about two famed undercover Prohibition agents, Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith. The two ham it up in the disguises used by the flamboyant peace officers, though no one pretends the parts will supplant their earlier incarnations. Ralph, by the way, plays Izzy, and Ed plays...
Officials of Rye, N.Y.-based Dictaphone, whose roots go back to a company founded by Alexander Graham Bell, figure Picocassettes will find a niche in the $285 million dictation market. They do not think the system will supplant existing equipment but say that the tiny tapes will be useful for executives on the road...
Many "women's" jobs have historically paid less than "men's" jobs. But correcting these differentials through comparable-worth rulings will substantially alter the workings of the labor market, allowing theoretical calculations and arbitrary rulings by a new tier of bureaucrats to supplant the forces of supply and demand. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights last month rejected comparable worth, saying it would lead to "a radical reordering of our economic system." Nevertheless, it has already been adopted, at least in principle, by Minnesota and New York. In addition, studies are under way in 25 other states to determine...
...world--it has been the presence and the unique taste of Coca-Cola. But last week executives of the Atlanta-based company announced that, as they see it, change goes better with Coke. Starting in May, they will introduce a new, slightly sweeter and smoother Coke that will totally supplant the old Coke and enter the lists against archrival Pepsi-Cola in the raging battle for dominance of the $23 billion U.S. soft- drink market. Roberto Goizueta, 53, chairman of Coca-Cola (1984 sales: $7.4 billion), said that the old Coke formula, with its secret flavoring ingredient, called Merchandise...