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...felt very guilty. I contemplated the nasty things I could do to get Trump's goat, such as carving "For a good time, call Ivana" into the meal tray or using my Seatfone to warn the cockpit that my fellow Hezbollah terrorists would blow up Trump Tower if I wasn't given a second serving of triangular cheese with a little...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: One Trump, No Heart | 4/4/1990 | See Source »

...excited to do stuff with someone who knows Paris really well," Fels said, adding that she is not planning to be a typical tourist. "Maybe we'll climb the Eiffel Tower, but other than that...

Author: By Tamar A. Shapiro, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: Students Psyched for Break | 3/20/1990 | See Source »

...massaged the truth on their labels in order to appeal to health-conscious shoppers. And for years consumer groups have fought for stricter labeling rules and closer monitoring of the products that claim to have special health benefits. At last someone in Washington seems to be listening. Condemning the "Tower of Babel" in the nation's grocery stores, Health and Human Services Secretary Louis Sullivan last week proposed tough new regulations that would require manufacturers to provide precise details on fat, fiber, cholesterol and other nutritional contents of their foods. Said Sullivan: "Some food labels are hard to read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: Truth In Peanut Butter | 3/19/1990 | See Source »

Bathed every evening in colored lights and gleaming like a stack of silver dollars, the 48-story CenTrust Tower became the pre-eminent landmark on Miami's skyline in the booming 1980s. The tower was visual testimony to the success of CenTrust Bank, which grew out of near failure seven years ago into the largest savings and loan in the Southeast (peak assets in 1989: $11 billion). But the building took on a gloomier symbolism last month when federal regulators seized the now insolvent thrift and ousted its top executives. As the Government conducts a bailout that could cost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Personal Piggy Bank | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

...Paul has denied any wrongdoing, but he will find few sympathizers in Miami. "David Paul saw a good deal, set it up and milked it excessively," says Paul Bauer, a local S&L analyst. The CenTrust chief's legacy will long be visible on Miami's skyline, where the tower still glows irreverently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: His Personal Piggy Bank | 3/12/1990 | See Source »

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