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The great tax battles of 1981, waged by both parties in Congress as matters of lofty principle, were degenerating last week into a petty pursuit of votes in which special interests were courted with particular tax breaks. "It's terrible that we should be involved in a bidding war...
That marriage, however, is not totally certain. The deal still has to be accepted by stockholders of both Du Pont and Conoco. For two months a flock of suitors had fought over Conoco in a bidding battle as frenzied as an auction for a newly discovered Rembrandt. The other most...
The .45 may go unmourned. Hefty (3 lbs. when fully loaded) and cursed with a nasty recoil, the pistol was as easy to handle as a howitzer. For decades Army instructors would joke: "Fire seven rounds and if the enemy is still coming, throw it at him " On the other...
In subsequent contract negotiations between the Players Association and the owners, the players agreed to limit free-agent status to those who had spent at least six years in the big leagues (the average major league tenure is slightly more than four years). The players also agreed to give a...
The financial jitteriness is even being felt in the Oval Office. American moneymen in past weeks have been voicing skepticism about the Reagan Administration's tax cut plans and consequently bidding up interest rates. Last week the President said that the financial markets were misjudging his plans, adding: "I...