Word: switzerland
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ambassador to Switzerland, was supposed to stay on five years as board chairman, publisher and editor in chief. According to McKinney, Gannett violated his "full management authority" when it ignored his objections to an editorial criticizing a political candidate. His suit, which also sought $10 million in damages, charged that Gannett made unauthorized staff changes, most notably replacing the man he had named president and general manager. Judge Campos said the chain "clearly indicated that they wanted Mr. McKinney off the masthead and that they wanted to strip him of his responsibilities...
...They All Laughed, a film involving the sheltered wife of a European tycoon, who goes to New York City and has, yes, a brief romantic escapade. There were, of course, a number of differences the second time around. But Manhattan was a pleasant change, says Hepburn, who lives in Switzerland and Rome. "New Yorkers are very warm; they come right up and talk to you." There also were no Givenchy gowns for the high-style star to wear. In fact the actress wears jeans throughout. Still, she managed to plug her favorite designer by slipping on a Givenchy scarf...
...Those banks are increasingly concerned about the $366 billion debt built up by the Third World countries, and OPEC members are growing leery of leaving their money in Western banks because of the U.S. Government's seizure last year of Iran's deposits in American banks. Said Switzerland's Hans Mast: "Private banks did an excellent job of recycling in the past, but they cannot go on like this. In 1981 and 1982 there will be increasing difficulties in financing the debt of the less developed countries...
...already have had two or more brothers in uniform. Men can escape induction for reasons of conscience, but they must perform socially useful tasks. Italian conscientious objectors, for example, may serve in the medical corps or work in a civilian defense plant. Such compassion, however, is unknown in Switzerland, where men continue to drill every year in the standing militia. The " Swiss jail all who balk at military service and impose a special exemption tax, averaging $150 a year, for those excused on medical or other grounds...
...Japan, West Germany and the U.S. will undermine the value of medals in men's gymnastics, men's track and field, basketball, swimming, judo, boxing, freestyle wrestling and women's volleyball. Boycotts by individual sports federations-yachtsmen from Great Britain and Australia, equestrians from France, Switzerland and Australia -will deprive those events of much of their competitive stature. There will probably be additional dropouts from the Olympics by individual athletes whose countries have decided to go. A quarter of Australia's Olympic-bound athletes have withdrawn in the face of a public outcry over the country...