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Mader, who coordinates TIME's foreign coverage, is an expert at getting reporters in and out of hot spots. In the past five years he has staffed situations as formidable as the Falklands war, the invasion of Lebanon and the hijacking of the Achille Lauro. Says Mader, a veteran State Department and European correspondent: "Although the initial indications were that only 40 or 50 people were dead in Colombia, I sensed a potential calamity and a major story, possibly even a crash cover...
...show, of course, can remain a hit forever. But like a veteran fastball pitcher who extends his career by developing a knuckler, an aging series can prolong its life with a bit of timely tinkering. Some past hits, like M * A * S * H and All in the Family (which evolved into Archie Bunker's Place), stayed popular for years despite cast and format changes. On the other hand, "high concept" shows, which rely mainly on gimmicks or stunts (Mork and Mindy, for instance), seem to lose their appeal suddenly and irrevocably. The whole process may be accelerating, says Don Bellisario...
...camp training at Parris Island, S.C. until Peter Berle, president of the National Audubon Society, fired off a letter to Marine Commandant General Paul X. Kelley. "A tough Marine may well consider this as another crank letter from a pansy," wrote Berle, a former Air Force intelligence officer and veteran of 94 parachute jumps. But, he protested, the women could find some way to celebrate their toughness other than "idolizing people who squash birds' heads." Brigadier General Donald Miller, Kelley's top spokesman, promptly sent a "cease and desist" order. So what will the female Marines sing now? It probably...
...once, no one voiced the cry "Vote Cuban," nor did the finalists compete in denouncing Castro. Instead, they talked about crime prevention and garbage collection. Banker Masvidal, a self-made millionaire and veteran of the Bay of Pigs invasion, inherited most of the black vote that had supported Ferre, but other voters may have perceived him as a bit too elitist. "I was viewed as the populist," says Suarez, who happens to be a Harvard-educated lawyer. He scored heavily among Cuban and other Hispanic voters and also took a majority of Anglo ballots. Shouted a supporter at his inauguration...
...only reason for Montgomery's success. During the past four years, Weisel has raided Wall Street for top talent, sometimes regardless of athletic ability, by luring prospects with the opportunity to own stock in his brokerage by the bay. One important catch was Alan Stein, a Goldman Sachs veteran who transformed Montgomery's investment-banking division into a big-time operation that expects to underwrite almost $1.5 billion in securities this year, up 200% from...