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October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 63

…C A R E E R S Managing a Career in Politics 0ver the last three decades, the poll- taker, the commercials maker and S the direct-mail solicitor have become wielders of political power in a manner once reserved to the local party boss. And like the old-fashioned boss, these new pols have mainly learned their craft through trial and error. The major parties occasion- ally fill the training gap with ad hoc pro- grams for campaign managers, and ...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 64

…DAI V i gANLiN On the right track: Michigan State grad Finneren in the field auditing at Lionel train factory A New Bottom Line Accounting adds up to more than bean counts Consider the exciting life of an account- ant-no, really. Many people still think of accounting as something best practiced by nerdy bean counters in green eyeshades. But if the field ever deserved that boring image, accounting now has a new bottom line. Today's accountant...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 65

…If you think the best way to pay for college is to put it off for a few years and join the military you're half right. Because with the New GI Bill, you can join the Army National Guard and earn over $15,000 for college. But best of all, you serve part-time, as little as two days a month and two weeks a year. Which means you can go to school full-time. Right now On us. So the question you have to ask yourself is not, can you afford to go to co...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 66

…Inside tips on how to find the right job. by William J. Morin Chairman, Drake Beam Morin, Inc. (DBM) How to create a resume that gets results. #1 in a series of tips drawn from Career Navigator;" DBM's revolu- tionary computer-powered job search system. Career Navigator gives you techniques, insider's tips and strategies for every part of your job search. It is available from DBM at a special introduc- tory price of $95. Your resume's goal is ...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 67

…U. S. Department of Transportation Crouia FAMOUS LAST WORDS FROM FRIENDS TO FRIENDS. I'm perfectly fine. I can drive with my eyes closed. There's nothing wrong with me. Are you joking-I feel great. What am I -a wimp? I'm in great shape to drive. You're not serious are you? What's a couple of beers? Nobody drives my car but me. I've never felt better. I can drink with the best of them. But I only had a few. So I had a couple. I can drive rings ...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 68

… zCHOICEw Parlez-Vous Public TV? Apart from tasting your way through Bordeaux or Burgundy, one of the most pleasant ways to absorb French may be a new public- television series. Produced by Boston's WGBH and funded by the Annenberg/CPB Proj- ect, "French in Action" is a 52- installment "telecourse"- part love story, part lecture for French beginners and part "Sesame Street"-inspired example, a clock striking 11 turns into a counting exer- ...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 69

… Windy City's Sunshine Boys When it came to filling teaching positions, Michael Alexandroff, president of Chicago's Colum- bia College, decided that many of his semiretired friends were better put on staff than out to pasture. And so, in the late '70s, Alexandroff began inviting some pals who were veterans in broadcast and Old-boy network: Columbia's Ed Morris, Nat Lehrman and John Tarini print journalism to join the fac- ulty at the small li...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 72

…G AifIS- ptSL_- s" r>EN6 whtE O/NN f IaKAMCk BOOKS Cmic 0n . I p 1i' -i - .../y1pNT9rR.'UA Wq ~yA4Tri fr aCK .~t ,3A'/EL. /xA~/ CoP+suC rp' t gC$A g t E / ' '7 7W LM 7f T A looks y~ grow UP . hen "Maus" ($8.95) was published by Pantheon Books last year, it looked like a black-and- white comic book. The drawings were sim- ple-cute, anthropo- morphic images of mice, cats and pigs. But all notions of juvenilia faded once someone read "M...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 73

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October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 74

… functions as the U.S. govern- ment. This is a world devoid of decency and compassion, yet rich in stiletto heels, push-up corsets and garter belts. And for pure visual delight, there's Jean Giraud. His nearly word- less narratives, such as Moe- bius 2 (Marvel. $6.95), unfold with the logic of M. C. Escher. Maxine! (Plume/New Ameri- can Library. $6.95) resembles a book-length comic strip. But with its spare line draw- ings and economical langu...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 75

…Tandy Cmputers: Because ttere is S e vTM The ew Tandy*1000 HX The first desktop PC compatibe with MS-DOS* b lt tin. ___ ___ __-__ The new Tandy 1000 HX is the low-priced leader in 31/2" disk-based PC compatibles. Best of all, MS-DOS is included in ROM-just turn it on and you're ready to go. A high-capacity, 720K 31/2" disk drive is built in-and there's room for a second 31/2" drive. The Tandy 1000 HX is PC compatible, so you can use all of the...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 76

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October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 77

…EBET ROBERTS 'We are thrilled and terrified': With 'Document,'R.KM. confronts success Obscure to Oblique Sure, you can make out the words on the new R.E.M. album, but what do they actually mean? MUSIC in a rock-and-roll montage. Images, puns and narrative chunks often don't fit togeth- er cleanly. It's then up to the listener to create explicit meaning, if possible. Some- times the wordplay comes together power- fully, as with "Oddfellows Loc...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 78

…Two Kinds of Soul: Carrack and Kelly One man croons, the other one broods Paul Carrack may be the most-heard unknown rock singer in the world. He was the vocalist on a number of major hits in the United States and his native England, but none of these recordings has been under his own name. Remember the propulsive "How Long" by Ace in 1974, or the bouncy "Tempted" by Squeeze in 1981, or the eerie "Silent Running" by Mike and the Mechanics las...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 79

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October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 80

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October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 81

…TELEVISION Sleazy Does It 41 Dennis Franz brings good-bad guys vividly alive The TV private eye. You know the breed. Clean-cut. Good-looking. Suave as all get-out. Ready at a moment's notice to risk life and limb in the pursuit of justice. They fight fair and obey the law and rarely get paid. For them, gumshoeing is a heavenly calling. There are still a few of those dimpled dinosaurs left, tooling around TV Land in their flashy sports cars an...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 82

… When Parents Grow Older As I changed, they didn't; as long as I could remember, they had always looked the same and acted the same BY KARA L. AMIS 'm surprised I never thought about it before. It happens to everyone, yet it never occurred to me until I saw it. I saw how many more gray hairs and wrinkles my father had when I went back home. I saw my mother becoming more forgetful, saying things like "You never told me about that" when I knew I...…

October 21, 1987 (vol. 98, iss. 30) • Page Image 83

…Because unsafe sex, even once,could be tragic. 'oAIDS. Every day I hear and read more about it. It kills and there's no cure. And being young is no defense. It is now more important than ever to be careful about relationships." This is why LifeStyles has introduced the strongest condom made in America. No other condom offers the extra protection of LifeStyles Extra Strength. No condom is as strong. What's more, no other con- EXTRA STRENGTH dom...…

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