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...prize pupil, a chimpanzee named Virgil (beautifully played -- no kidding -- by a chimp named Willie). After two years, Virgil is shipped to an Air Force base in Florida for a top-secret experiment shepherded by Jimmy Garrett (Broderick), a bright, goof-off airman who develops the same parental bond for Virgil that Teri had. Soon Teri, the Mary Beth Whitehead of primate research, is off to Florida to steal back her chimp-child. The ensuing custody battle will involve Jimmy, the Air Force brass and a balky nuclear reactor...
...August 1985. Soros caught the market wave by investing heavily not only in U.S. stocks but also in very volatile stock- index and currency futures. These can multiply returns many times over, or, conversely, produce huge losses. Now the largest so-called hedge fund, Quantum uses its stock and bond portfolio as collateral to buy more stocks and securities...
Soros has an uncanny knack for switching successfully between stock, bond and money markets. In September 1985 he made what he calls the "killing of a lifetime" -- about $150 million -- by switching from dollar investments into Japanese yen. He took the plunge after learning that top officials of the five largest industrial countries (Britain, France, Japan, West Germany, the U.S.) had met at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel. Soros' guess: the five would lower the value of the dollar against other major currencies...
Please initiate action to notify the general public that Saving Bond chain letters are prohibited and violate Treasury and Postal regulations of New England state laws...
Your cooperation in communicating this important message to our citizens is greatly appreciated. John A. Williams Boston District Director Department of the Treasury U.S. Saving Bond Division...