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...channel selectors of America's bleary- eyed morning viewers, CBS has never even won a battle. From the day in 1954 when Walter Cronkite and a puppet lion named Charlemane went up against Dave Garroway and J. Fred Muggs on NBC's Today, through the late '70s and early '80s, when such CBS heavyweights as Hughes Rudd and Charles Kuralt were battered by ABC's Good Morning, America, the network rarely finished higher than last place...
...80s, the names have changed but the song remains the same. Prince, also short and mysterious, is the man with the vision. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Wendy Melvoin, and Lisa Coleman are among the visionary's close-knit circle of talented friends. Unlikely Minneapolis is the setting and unknown starlet types, mostly Prince's girlfriends, have turned into recording "artists" like Vanity, Appolonia, and Sheila...
...recent scandals on Wall Street seem to have influenced the children of the '80s, as Harvard students proved this term that ethics reigns over economics...
...government has reached staggering heights. The current total is approaching $8 trillion, or almost twice the country's gross national product. "The increase of real debt ((adjusted for inflation)) occurred at about the same pace as real GNP growth during the '50s, '60s and '70s. But in the '80s it has occurred at double the rate," notes W. Van Bussman, a corporate economist for Chrysler. The current levels of debt might be supportable if good times went on forever. But during a recession the cascade of defaults would aggravate an economic downturn...
...sudden prominence of yuppies in prime time can be traced at least partly to the success of L.A. Law, NBC's classy drama series set in a Los Angeles law firm. Never mind the courtroom theatrics; this is a show about attractive young professionals grappling with '80s problems: managing relationships, balancing a career and personal life, reconciling ideals with the demands of the real world. Another influence has been the advent of people meters, the new ratings technology that is expected to mean higher ratings for shows watched by younger, upscale viewers. Most important may be the fact that...