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...will have to bear is bound to grow. And as this burden grows, the leeway for considering any factors outside of profit maximization is shrinking. Like a high-speed racing car ignoring the pollutants with which it fouls the air, Harvard will probably continue an investment policy designed to amass capital and provide income without regard for social consequences. Harvard's Top Ten Investments shares market value 1. IBM 194,299 $76,165,208 2. General Reinsurance 81,162 $33,032,934 3. Eastman Kodak 245,564 $32,567,925 4. Texaco 837,139 $27,207,017 5. General Motors...

Author: By Peter Shapiro, | Title: What To Do With A Zillion Dollars | 4/19/1973 | See Source »

...established at Psychology Today, Charney and Veronis also inaugurated a cornucopia of Saturday Review spinoffs, including book publishing, a book club and the sale of records and assorted cultural artifacts. At one point they were even vending mail-order fruit cakes. The idea, which seemed highly plausible, was to amass a large magazine-subscription list and to sell these customers a variety of products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Troubled Dream | 4/2/1973 | See Source »

Crimson sabre man Gordon Rutledge broke out of his season-long slump to lead the Harvard attack, winning three without a setback. In fact, the sabre team as a whole backboned the Harvard win. Terry Valenzuela won two bouts and Walt Morris added another triumph to amass a 6-3 Harvard advantage over the Knights...

Author: By Peter A. Landry, | Title: Fencers Repel Rutgers, 16-11; Harvard to Face Penn Today | 2/24/1973 | See Source »

...Philadelphia when summoned to Atlantic City by his brother Jason's telegram, "Get your ass down here. The Kingdom is come." The "Kingdom" turns out to be but a revived version of a boyhood fantasy: to take over Tiki island, one of the Hawaiian archipelago, build a casino and amass a fast fortune. The Staebler brothers spend the rest of the film trying to subsidize the dream. Meanwhile they live precariously, like Vegas princes in seamy unpaid-for hotel rooms. Jason (Bruce Dera), keeps a harem of two, Sally (Ellen Burstyn), a juicy tart past her prime, and Jessica (Julie...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Marvin Gardens | 11/28/1972 | See Source »

...early age would make it more difficult for anyone to apply for false Social Security cards later. In other words, a number in a central file would track a person for life from approximately the age of six. Such a system would further enable the Government to amass information on citizens and store it in a central computer under a single identification number. To date, no one has suggested using tattoos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Numbered for Life | 3/13/1972 | See Source »

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