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...Gelsey had met him briefly on a 1972 tour with the City Ballet in Russia, and he had seen her perform there. During the summer of 1974, she went to Toronto to see Baryshnikov dance. At a supper afterward they hit it off. Sizing her up, the 5 ft. 6?? in. Baryshnikov remarked, "Hhmm, good partner, right size." A few days later Gelsey was back in New York, working at the barre, when she got a phone call from a member of Baryshnikov's entourage. Misha had just decided not to return to the Soviet Union and wanted Gelsey...
Interest Rates. Higher demand for loans and Federal Reserve Board efforts to prevent inflationary growth of the U.S. money supply are pushing up lending charges. The bank "prime" rate on business loans has jumped from 6??% at the start of 1977 to 8% now; some Wall Streeters predict it will reach 8�% or even 9% by year's end. The rise makes it more expensive for consumers and businesses to buy or build with borrowed cash. It could put an end to the housing boom by causing savers to pull their money out of savings banks and savings and loan...
...fairly brisk 6% or so in the latter part of the year. At that pace, unemployment would drop from the current 8.1% to just under 7% at year's end. That would still be far above Carter's ultimate goal?he hopes to cut unemployment to 6??% in 1977 and to 4�% by 1980. But the economy would certainly be moving fairly well and starting to generate the extra tax revenues that Carter says he will need to finance his package of social benefits...
Jimmy Carter celebrated his triumph by going home to Plains, Ga. He figured that he had made 2,050 speeches in the past 6?? months, "and I'm tired." At least 1,000 people came from miles around, danced in the streets of the small town, hummed and clapped with a spiritual group that sang from the train platform and waited to greet Jimmy as he arrived at 1:30 on the morning after the Super Bowl. Then he got up on the train platform and spoke under a three-quarter moon...
...result of Finley's wheeling and dealing is the best team in baseball. Today's A's have speed, brilliant defense, clutch hitting, good starting pitching and an excellent bullpen. Last week the team held a 6?? game lead in the American League West. The players are the first to praise Finley's work. "He's a hell of a general manager," says Tenace. Adds Jackson: "Charlie will do anything to make his team better." That said, they still hate Finley with a passion. Mention his name in the clubhouse, and the quick response is a vehement "Screw that bastard...