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The cultural community, meanwhile, warned that La Cinq's predominantly foreign-made fare would lower standards and squeeze out indigenous programming. French filmmakers were upset that movies shown on La Cinq would be interrupted by commercials (ads on government channels are bunched at the beginning and end of programs). "I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Commercial TV, Mon Dieu! | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

Cocaine is an increasingly popular drug to use at work, partly because the intense high it generates often gives users the false feeling that they can do their jobs better and faster. Moreover, cocaine is easy to hide. It is generally snorted rather than smoked, and does not give off...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling the Enemy Within | 3/17/1986 | See Source »

The son of an Irish electrician and an Italian mother, Hill entered the crime business at age eleven, when he took a part-time job at a Brooklyn taxi stand run by the brother of a local mob boss. Under the capo's tutelage, Hill slowly learned how to run...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wrong Lane Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi | 3/3/1986 | See Source »

Other Harvard officials see cable being used to broadcast popular university-wide lectures around the Boston area. "We see great opportunities in Harvard's being plugged into local cable networks," says Charles Trueheart, associate director of the Institute of Politics. "This way, we can share what we do in the...

Author: By Maia E. Harris, | Title: Getting Harvard Wired for Cable TV | 2/26/1986 | See Source »

No wonder then that Fleet Street's proprietors are trying to pare expenses by modernizing plants and cutting work forces. One owner whose efforts foundered is Lord Hartwell, whose family has run the Daily Telegraph (circ. 1.2 million) since 1928. In June Hartwell assembled a $156 million package to pay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Modern Times | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

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