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...floundering New York Yankees would just as soon forget the season's opening month-except for Lefthanded Fireballer Gil Blanco, 19, a strapping (6 ft. 5 in., 215 Ibs.) bonus baby from Phoenix, Ariz., who has pitched seven innings in relief, has yet to give up his first major-league run. The Yanks hope that Blanco will help make up for the loss of Curt Blefary, 21, whose college education the Yankees are paying for -even though he plays for the Baltimore Orioles. Signed by New York in 1962, Outfielder Blefary was picked up by the Orioles on waivers...
Signed by the Cards for a measly $4,000 bonus. Bob won 15 games in 1962-before he broke his ankle taking his cuts in batting practice. In 1963 he came back strong, won 18 and lost only nine. Then, last summer, he developed a sore arm: in one 18-day stretch, he started five games and was bombed for six runs in each game. Once again, Gibson bounced back. He won nine out of his last eleven games, for a 19-12 record, went on to star in the World Series-beating the New York Yankees twice...
Although they mustered the largest number of pickets to invade the city since the Bonus Marches in the early '30's, the leaders of the Washington Project were anxious to avoid the rage of a demonstration. The major emphasis was on a series of appointments with officials the State Department, the Administration, the Soviet Embassy, and more than 300 Congressmen to discuss their proposals...
...make 1964 Chrysler's most profitable year; it had earnings of $213.8 million on record sales of almost $4.3 billion. The year was also profitable for Chrysler's directors and officers, who were awarded a total of $2,110,254 in salaries and $3,780,000 in bonuses. Townsend himself set a personal record, improving his 1963 salary and bonus of $423,567 to $555,900 last year...
...three or four years. On Wall Street, brokerage houses pay less than law firms, generally $6,000 for beginners; salaries normally rise about $1,000 a year, and by the time a man is 35 he can expect to be earning at least $20,000 in salary and bonus...