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...Loews has always been a family affair. Larry is the master strategist and financier, usually tucked away in his plainly furnished corner office at 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, his head permanently cocked toward his Quotron terminal. Bob, 60, an equal partner, a gregarious man with an exceptional command of details, has been the hands-on operator. The unusual alliance has not been broken in 40 years. "We have never had an argument," Larry Tisch claims. "There's no reason to show temper. I don't get mad." When Bob became Postmaster General last month, the partnership was temporarily scuttled...
...Tisch operation is remarkably fat-free. Loews' Manhattan headquarters houses only 60 employees, less than .3% of the conglomerate's total work force. That spare staffing may enable Loews to move quickly when a good business opportunity is spotted. The chain of command is short, and word reaches the top quickly...
Further, said Studeman, "Whitworth compromised detailed plans for primary, secondary and emergency communications circuits, which are used by the National Command Authority (meaning President Reagan) to maintain contact with operational units." Worst of all, wrote the admiral, the damage will continue long after codes and communications plans are changed because the Soviets gauged the "true capabilities and vulnerabilities of the U.S. Navy (and) identified the specific steps which could achieve the largest gains" in enabling their fleet to fight more effectively. In recent years, said Studeman, "we have seen clear signals of dramatic Soviet gains in all naval warfare areas...
Sixty-eight labor, student and alumni activists overwhelmed the three security guards around Memorial Hall just 15 minutes before guests were to arrive from the pre-dinner cocktail party. Even after enough police had arrived to remove the protesters, they were delayed by Harvard's "chain of command," which prevents them from acting in such situations without authorization from a series of specific University officials. Before a decision could be reached, scores of prestigious alumni had appeared and confronted the activists--some physically and many others verbally...
...blue-shirts, who marched in formation in rows of three 16 men deep, came to a halt just short of the Fogg's main entrance. After standing at attention for several minutes, a command was barked and they began to fondle their nightsticks. Moments later, they stood at ease...