ABC Big Beneficiary In TV Ratings Race
In the final week of the summer season ABC led with seven of the top ten programs. The Emmy Awards show and a two part film helped ABC achieve a 20.3 percent prime time share, with CBS at 15.1 and NBC at 13.1.
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James Farrell names friend as primary beneficiary in will
James Farrell author of the Studs Lonigan trilogy named a woman friend as primary beneficiary in his Manhattan surrogate court filing. The writer died August 22 at 75 and left the estate largely to manuscripts valued about 10 000 dollars. Dorothy Butler Farrell appears as his third wife, to receive a portion. Cleo Paturis is named as executor.
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Worker complains of excessive meetings in Jilin mill
Ting Yu-hai of a Jilin Province steel mill writes that daily meetings hinder work. He notes nine meeting days monthly last year and twelve days monthly from January to July this year. He proposes fewer shorter meetings with one per subject and a single session for leaders and workers.
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Barbs on gadgets nostalgia and workplace woes
A string of quips about modern tech a fading river memory and office life. It contrasts an electric watch with a buzzer warning battery drain with nostalgia for canoe floats and a waterfall. A final jab hints at mischief tied to a boss instructing to keep an eye on things.
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