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...have hospitals planning in a vacuum," he added...

Author: By Michael E. Joachim, | Title: Hospital Construction Proposal Provokes Community Criticism | 3/12/1985 | See Source »

...this end, it is important to consider that sexual harassment does not occur it, a vacuum. As stated above, sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination...

Author: By Ann Pellegrini, | Title: The Issue in Perspective | 2/28/1985 | See Source »

Black & Decker, founded in 1910, has long experience with battery-powered tools. Astronauts carried its portable drills to the moon. In the mid-1970s the company introduced a power handle with drill, flashlight, hedge-trimmer and vacuum attachments. The product failed, though, because consumers often forgot to recharge the batteries. But when the handle was joined permanently to the vacuum alone, a success was born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketbuster: The vac that roared | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

Glitz departs from the usual tense stalker plot in a number of ways. Teddy's incidental murders are described with a casualness that underscores his sickening emotional vacuum. For some doubtful reason, Mora treats Magyk's threat nonchalantly even though he acknowledges that psychopaths are unpredictable and extremely dangerous. But then, Leonard always seems more interested in sociology than suspense. His supporting cast springs from that circle where commerce, show business and crime are hard to separate. Casino Manager Jackie Garbo likes to impress visitors with his autographed celebrity photos. Bodyguard Moosleh Hajim Jabara strains parody as an Ethiopian-born...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sleaze Factors Glitz by Elmore Leonard | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

...status is that he is simultaneously a member of the Politburo and of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, which runs the country on a day-to-day basis. Only Chernenko and Leadership Hopeful Romanov share that distinction. It is a vitally important one: because of the leadership vacuum created by Chernenko's failing health, the Secretariat now appears to have greater control of the entire Soviet system. ; As "Senior Secretary" in the organization, Gorbachev has been able to increase his sway throughout the bureaucracy and fill the key positions of the institution with officials from his own generation. Indeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union the Succession Problem | 2/11/1985 | See Source »

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