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In July 1975, after Nixon had signed his $2 million memoirs contract, he sent his agent, Irving ("Swifty") Lazar, to talk to the TV networks in New York. When Frost found out about this he offered Nixon a flat $500,000 for four shows. NBC was also bidding, and Lazar...
Rare-book dealers and collectors had mixed feelings about the record costs. "The Snopeses are in the market," grumbled one bibliopole, as agents for wealthy clients pushed prices to new highs. But as the bidding raised the value of items already in his stock, the same dealer was heard whispering...
Attackman Jeff Hickey and Steve O'Neill, dangerous as rookies, should be even better this year. Four different players have been bidding for the goalie job; freshman Charlie Moore, a high school teammate of Harvard's Mike Ward, is currently getting the nod.
Future plans for the Enquirer include bidding for the old Hillel building, which may house their offices and presses, and sending articles to other Ivy League dailies, the publisher said.
Much of the profit is going to Latin America's already café-riche class of exporters, brokers and large plantation owners. But in some countries, coffee is also grown by peasants who farm minuscule plots. Since a frost in 1975 shriveled more than half the coffee trees in...