Word: withdrawnness
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...thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown," says Edwards, who spent a lot of time "withdrawn and very, very angry," nursing murderous fantasies. Working eight to ten hours a day for six weeks at his home in Switzerland, he churned out his first vengeful draft of S.O.B. That was in 1973, and it was not until eight years later that Lorimar agreed to make his black comedy about Hollywood. It is a typical movie business irony that after Edwards finished making it, Lorimar signed a distribution agreement with Paramount, where, as Edwards sees it, his troubles began...
Even so, some of the companies whose names came out did make gestures toward cleaning up their acts. Procter & Gamble, TV's biggest advertiser with $486.3 million invested last year for such products as Pampers and Cheer, revealed that over the past year it had withdrawn its sponsorship from some 50 episodes. SmithKline, which advertises Contac and Dietac, responded to CBTV by expressing its concern in writing to the networks. A few other companies, including Gillette, Phillips Petroleum and Dow Chemical, took the precaution of getting in touch with CBTV. The judgment conveyed to Phillips Petroleum Media Relations Representative...
Savings Account. Money deposited in a savings account can be easily withdrawn at any time and is insured by the Federal Government for up to $100,000. Disadvantage: the interest is a low 5.25% at a bank or 5.5% at a savings and loan or savings bank...
Savings Certificates. Time deposits offered by banks and S and Ls pay more interest than a savings account, and they are still insured by the Government. The most popular certificate today has a maturity of 2½ years and pays 12% interest. Disadvantage: if the money is withdrawn early, the saver loses a substantial part of his interest...
...Syrian-manned Arab Deterrent Force in Lebanon. The A.D.F. came to Lebanon in 1976 under an Arab League mandate as peace keeper in the Lebanese civil war. Originally, it included troops from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and South Yemen, but these units have since been withdrawn, leaving only the 30,000 Syrians. The Saudis would like to see the A.D.F. again broadened to include other Arab countries, a step that would help defuse charges that Syria is using the A.D.F. to occupy and control Lebanon...