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...primary battle that has been fraught with frustration and setbacks, Ford has experienced one personal satisfaction that may prove to be a political asset as well: the blossoming of his son Jack, 24, as a savvy political counselor and campaigner. Father and son often huddle in the study off the Oval Office in the afternoon and over drinks in the third-floor solarium late in the evening, Ford still in his impeccably tailored three-piece suit and Jack in blue jeans and jogging shoes...
...CARTER, 8, is not quite campaigning, but she is a distinct political asset. A frisky, freckled, strawberry blonde who looks like Huck Finn's kid sister with the inevitable Carter smile, she basks in all the attention without letting it turn her head. She has, however, learned to turn a profit by selling lemonade and sandwiches at her already famous stand in Plains. In one day's brisk entrepreneurship, she and her pint-size partners earned $23 from tourists and newsmen who were thirsty for anything that the Carter family provided...
Except perhaps for gold, no monetary asset has quite the mystique of the Swiss franc. Since 1970, it has gained 74% in value against the dollar, more than 130% against the British pound and Italian lira, and even 23% compared with the almighty West German mark. The franc's strength is usually attributed to Switzerland's social and political stability and its reputation as a haven for funds of all sorts. Recently, the value of the Swiss franc has also been boosted by some economic successes that are the envy of most other nations...
...insect's life cycle is also an asset to its survival. Many insects are completely metamorphic, passing from egg through larval, pupal and sometimes suspended stages before developing into full-fledged adults that can then mate and start the process all over again. This enables them to take advantage of a wide variety of food supplies. Insect fecundity is frightening. Many species lay hundreds or thousands of eggs after each mating. Some pass through their entire life cycles, from egg to adult, in a matter of days or weeks, producing dozens of generations a season. This gives them an enormous...
First, fun-loving Financier Bernie Cornfeld lost his mutual fund empire. Now, at 48, he's said goodbye to another cherished asset−his swinging bachelorhood. In a candlelit ceremony at his Beverly Hills mansion, Bernie appeared in dazzling white−it was, after all, his first marriage−to wed Lorraine Dillon Armbruster, 28, a sometime fashion model whom he met in Paris a year ago. After the Jewish ceremony, the happy couple accepted congratulations from a crowd of well-wishers that included Best Man Tony Curtis, Warren Beatty, Michelle Phillips and Bernie's Russian-born...