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...said that she "would love to" appoint the first woman bishop in the state's Lutheran Church, whose male clerics, she says, still "persecute" their female colleagues. Inger Pedersen, chairwoman of parliament's Justice Committee, is drafting an amendment to the constitution, which now limits inheritance of the Norwegian throne to men, to include female royal heirs. The change would mean that Crown Prince Harald's daughter, Princess Martha Louise, who turned 15 last week, could eventually become the first Queen of Norway...
...nation's most prestigious and influential companies. While a five-member management team searches for a permanent successor to Wyman, Paley will be acting chairman and Tisch will serve as chief executive. For the 84-year-old Paley, it is a triumphant return to a throne that he had never really wanted to relinquish. But clearly the man who has captured control of CBS is Tisch, 63. The shrewd investor and conglomerateur is now far and away the company's largest shareholder, with 24.9% of its stock (Paley is next with 8.1%). The irony of Tisch's sudden rise...
...underground group called the Flag of Freedom. After videotaping Pahlavi in exile, the outfit apparently smuggled the tape and a transmitter into Iran, then overrode normal broadcast signals. Since the death of the Shah in 1980, Pahlavi has asserted his intention to return to his father's throne...
Less noticeable than the police surrounding the royal entourage, but no less pervasive, were bomb-sniffing dogs, anti-sniper riflemen, and a host of security agents ranging from Harvard's own to Britain's Scotland Yard, all of whom guarded the British throne's heir apparent during his day-long visit...
...after he performedfor the first time in a synopsis of theShakespeare plays. Charles realized the dream ofevery actor when he stepped in for the boy who wasto play Duke of Gloucester, who later becomesRichard III. In a particularly appropriate scene,Charles delivered the line, "And soon may I ascendthe throne...