Word: waking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Here it is, the worst nightmare of the singles scene: you go home with someone whose name you didn't quite catch in the bar, spend the night with him or her, and wake up to find your brief encounter permanently dead beside...
...reason for Diller's departure: differences over management style with Gulf & Western CEO Martin Davis. Diller was followed out the door by Paramount President Michael Eisner, 44, who accepted an offer to become chairman of Disney. A number of senior Paramount production executives departed in the duo's wake. Recalls Ned Tanen, 55, currently head of Paramount's motion-picture group: "Frank (Mancuso) and I felt like we were in Beau Geste, defending the fort...
...away safely at the U.S. embassy in Guatemala City, and 24 hours after that he and his wife Sally were jetting home to Marinette, Wis. In the rush of events, Hasenfus paused at one point to pinch himself, then explained sheepishly, "I just wanted to see if I would wake...
...diplomatic eyes were on Shultz. The Secretary's agenda listed a variety of arms-control issues, but he was clearly there to hold European hands and soothe European fears about the stability of American foreign policy in the wake of the Iran-contra arms scandal. "I have a rebuilding job to do," he told reporters. Shultz, who has made his dissent from the Iran policy well known, had the unenviable task of persuading the allies that the investigations have not seriously hampered President Reagan's ability to manage U.S. foreign policy...
...more important, the mood of respect and camaraderie which Reagan cultivated with the press has eroded recently, especially in the wake of the Libyan disinformation campaign. The recent Congressional election also hurt Reagan in the media's eyes. When Reagan lost the Senate, 55-45 to the Democrats, he lost his aura of political invincibility...