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...seems. After a long period of turmoil at CBS -- including protests against layoffs and budget cuts, and a spate of embarrassing kiss-and-tell books -- the appointments were greeted with unusual comity. Burke "is the right guy at the right time," said Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes. Executive Producer Don Hewitt was equally enthusiastic about Stringer's elevation: "Howard will provide a sympathetic ear to talented writers, and that is what show business is all about...
American cigarette companies may feel besieged by the recent spate of local antismoking laws in the U.S., but times are even tougher in Canada. Last week Parliament passed a law that bans cigarette ads in print as of Jan. 1 and banishes them from billboards by 1991. (As in the U.S., cigarette makers in Canada do not advertise on TV.) Beginning next year, every pack of cigarettes sold in Canada will contain a leaflet explaining the dangers of smoking. The tobacco industry fears that the Canadian legislation will inspire a similar crackdown by Congress...
...great debate spate. Not since the heyday of vaudeville have so many performers appeared together on so many different stages. After enduring roughly 50 debates, a numbed voter might rightly ask, "Where was the beef?" About the only beneficiaries of this orgy of oratory were Bush and Jackson. As the Vice President again seems to be turning himself into Mr. Maladroit, it is easy to forget how his hyperaggressive debate posture put a crimp in all the wimp talk. Jackson's dominance of the Democratic debates helped him narrow his credibility gap as a serious contender. There were also casualties...
ILFC's mammoth order is an enormous boon to Boeing, which has been reeling from a spate of bad publicity. An Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 ripped open over - Hawaii last month, and several airlines have voiced concerns about quality control on production of the Seattle-based company's 747 and 767 models. ILFC ordered 78 737s, nine 757s, nine 767s and four 747s for $3.7 billion. Europe's Airbus, which has been making inroads in the U.S. market, expressed satisfaction with its $1.3 billion share of the ILFC contract. The only real loser was St. Louis-based McDonnell Douglas...
Though I'm sure by now Thomas D. Warren's opinion piece, "Senior Gift is Apolitical" (April 12) has prompted a spate of replies, out here in the wilds of Berkeley California, the Crimson doesn't arrive until about two weeks after it arrives on Cambridge thresholds, so I'm responding as promptly as possible...