Word: businessman
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State Auditor is the only position that could likely be captured by a Republican today Michael S. Robertson '57 a Falmouth businessman who ran unsuccessfully against Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54 in 1976 is facing John J Finnegan, who was appointed in 1981 after 17-year Auditor Thaddeus Buczko received a judicial appointment...
original kilo, or "key," thus may end up fetching $500,000 on the street, for more than a 700% profit. For the adventurous, the greedy, or even for the hard-pressed businessman, the lure can become irresistible. "If you want to become a millionaire in a short period of time," says Robert Brosio, an assistant U.S. Attorney for Los Angeles, "in the drug business you can work your way up very fast." Fear of getting caught does not substantially deter risk taking. In Southern California, as elsewhere, those who use cocaine tend to be people of substance and reputation...
That kind of backing was all De Lorean needed to lure still more money. About 130 rich investors put $18 million into a tax-shelter partnership formed by the Wall Street securities firm of Oppenheimer & Co. to finance research and development on the new car. One businessman familiar with that deal says that even in retrospect, the investment looks prudent. "There was about $107 million in before the partnership was signed. This would have satisfied anybody...
...already committed. He said that he thought most of the money should come from other Arab countries (such as Saudi Arabia), Western Europe, the World Bank and private investors, including the many Lebanese who have bank accounts abroad. Last week, as it turned out, a wealthy Lebanese businessman from Sidon gave the city of Beirut more than $7 million to help in clearing the rubble...
personalities could hardly have been more different. Bashir, 34, was charismatic but tough, a military man whose favorite pastime was hanging out with members of the private militia he led. Amin, 40, was quiet and intellectual, a lawyer and businessman who kept out of the limelight to pursue his private life. Bashir felt comfortable in fatigues or at the wheel of a Jeep; Amin has always had an eye for fine tailoring and limousines. While Bashir evoked strong emotions of loyalty or hatred, Amin was regarded...