Word: bachelors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...where's Burt? You mean to say that Harper's Bazaar selects six guys they deem the nation's "most eligible" men, and forgets America's favorite bachelor, Burt Reynolds, 46? Not only that, the magazine asks his favorite bachelorette, Loni Anderson, 36, to play centerpiece with the designated half a dozen? Life, as Burt is sure to have said in at least one of his movies, is unfair. Fair or not, the "chosen" six are slotted by categories: Dudley Moore, 47 (lovableness); OJ. Simpson, 35 (business savvy); James Caan, 43 (receptiveness); George Burns, 87 (maturity...
...colleagues are skeptical about the value of an M.B.A. "It's a fairly common belief among some people at Crocker that M.B.A.s are overrated," says he. "Some still see the importance of hiring M.B.A.s, but others are asking whether it is really worth it." Crocker is hiring bachelor's degree graduates to fill several positions that had been reserved for recruits with master's degrees...
...college graduates with a certain number of education credits and practice-teaching hours. In contrast, teachers at the Bridgeport Baptist Academy must be "born again," regard teaching as a spiritual calling and live by biblical standards. They must have some college training, preferably at a Christian institution, but a bachelor's degree is not essential. Nonetheless, some teachers at these schools are highly qualified by any secular standard: Allen, for instance, not only has a teaching degree but a master's in divinity, both from Christian colleges...
...world's richest central bank makes only $60,663 a year; he could doubtless command at least $500,000 if he left. It is almost ironic, but the banker who moves billions could use the money. A man of limited personal means, he lives in spartan $394-a-month bachelor digs in Washington during the week. On weekends he shuttles to New York City, where his arthritic wife Barbara lives with their son James, 24, a victim of cerebral palsy. She supplements the family budget by working as a bookkeeper. Despite the personal sacrifice, many hope that President Reagan will...
Never owe anybody anything-my mother always told me that." says Bachelor Walter Sala, 70. "When they bury me, I'm even with the world." That includes the U.S. Social Security system...