Word: bil
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...length because of the speed of expansion. This ancient radia tion came to permeate the universe and washed weakly against the galaxies-one of which is the Milky Way to which the solar system belongs. The weakened radiation, says Professor Dicke, may well be what has been detected-7 bil lion years after the bang-as micro waves whispering m the Holmdel horn...
DISCOVERY (ABC, 11:30 a.m.-12 noon). Bil and Cora Baird give a history of puppetry...
Just before midday, when France's Giscard d'Estaing signaled approval from his government, the deal was finally closed. Almost overnight, a handful of men had managed to raise $3 bil lion, relying completely on gentlemanly agreements and a structure of confidence built up over many years. The bundle that they produced will enable Britain's central bankers to buy, buy, buy sterling-until the speculators finally get tired of selling. It was a remarkable show of ability and confidence, and it dramatically demonstrated that the world's cool money managers can perform truly heroic feats...
...that no sudden spurt in jobs or contracts is likely. But thousands of other businesses are already getting a boost from local and state expenditures, which are climbing fast and have now passed the $80 billion-a-year mark. While federal tax revenues have risen 42% to $89.4 bil lion a year since 1953, state and local revenues have spiraled 134% to $49 billion-frequently distressing both the individuals and the corporations who have...
...superlatives recur with the persistence of a busy signal. An outsize and aggressive utility, the company owns, operates and services 83% of the nation's 84 million telephones-nearly half of all the phones in the world. Its assets of $28 bil lion top those of General Motors, General Electric and U.S. Steel put together, and since 1945 it has raised enough new capital ($26 billion) to buy up the gold reserves of the U.S., Britain and several European countries. With 733,000 workers, the company employs a labor force greater than the population of Boston; its annual wage...