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For the past four years GE has been selling off unprofitable operations and accumulating cash that could be used for a major acquisition. Last spring, when CBS was facing an unwanted takeover bid from Ted Turner, GE offered to come to the rescue with a higher price if the company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Reunion of Technological Titans | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

The New York State legislature last week passed a bill that will also raise barriers to unwanted takeovers. Under it managers of New York-based companies could block hostile moves for up to five years. Said Governor Mario Cuomo, who has announced that he will sign the legislation: "This will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Make a Deal | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

Judge Ray Lee Jenkins of Knoxville had moved against Norris when he failed to appear at a hearing to determine why Larry Simerly, a convicted car thief, was held in the Knox County Jail for 19 days after his six-year sentence had ended, mainly because of paperwork foul-ups...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennessee's Chaotic Prisons | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

The visit was hastily planned and largely unwanted. There were no flashy motorcades, no wreath layings and no banquets. Yet from the moment that Polish Leader Wojciech Jaruzelski shook hands with French President Francois Mitterrand at Paris' Elysee Palace last week, he had achieved what he sought: the stamp of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: A Troubling Stamp of Approval | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

Alexandra Houck is very funny as tough and cynical Betty Rizzo, a leader of the girls' clique, the Pink Ladies. Houck both sings beautifully and acts passionately. Her second-half rendition of "There are Worse Things I Could Do," about her unwanted pregnancy, imparts a genuine human touch to one...

Author: By James E. Schwartz, | Title: Grease is the Word | 12/13/1985 | See Source »

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