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...that Billy had a deal with Charter that could make him millions. The National Security Adviser telephoned Billy to warn him that he "should not engage in any activity that could cause embarrassment to the Administration." Zbig told the President about this call. In April, Billy received his biggest bonanza yet: a $200,000 check...
...past five years, the U.S. work force has risen dramatically to 106 million, vs. 95 million in 1975. Since much of the growth has taken place in the service and financial sectors, the demand for office space has outstripped the surplus supply created by the last big building bonanza...
...Seychelles merely on the ground that Madagascar, about 700 miles away, has an estimated 10 billion bbl. of tar on its surface. Where tar is found, oil is usually not far away. On the other side of the Indian Ocean, India has reportedly found indications of an oil bonanza off its southeast coast. Michael Morrow, publisher of Hong Kong's Petroleum News, told TIME that "on the basis of preliminary drilling, Indian officials believe they have found the largest offshore oil basin anywhere in the world...
...week, six-game tour of mainland China provided coach Frank McLaughlin, his squad and the accompanying entourage--including athletic director Jack Reardon and dean of admissions Fred Jewett--with a bonanza of memories...
...trudged unhappily off to post offices last week to meet the deadlines for paying state and federal income taxes, Alaskans were grinning. They learned that same day that some 270,000 of them will get checks averaging $1,000 each from the state government. The source of the cash bonanza: the royalties that Alaska collects on oil pumped in the state. They are soaring unexpectedly this year by an estimated $760 million, to a projected total of $3 billion. But instead of finding new ways to spend the windfall, Governor Jay S. Hammond and state legislators decided to give...