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...case and wheeled it to 48th Street Pawnbrokers, where owner Linda Tillman sized it up. Linda didn't know much about hockey, but she knew the price of silver. She appraised it at $250 and offered us a loan for half that before three businessmen spotted it and came rushing in. Seeing publicity opportunities, Linda raised her bid to $1,000. "No pawnshop pays that much," she assured...
...Officials, meanwhile, are said to be attacking the absent Finance Minister freely, particularly his recent decisions to bail out?with public funds?businessmen regarded as protEgEs. Just how far Mahathir will go to distance himself from his old friend is unclear. Political analysts in Kuala Lumpur say they are watching closely to see whether Daim's business associates come under intensified official scrutiny. But the Prime Minister might decline to escalate the rift to the public sphere. Conspiracy theorists say he wouldn't dare. "Daim just knows too much, all the political and financial secrets of the past 20 years...
...case and wheeled it to 48th Street Pawnbrokers, where owner Linda Tillman sized it up. Linda didn't know much about hockey, but she knew the price of silver. She appraised it at $250 and offered us a loan for half that before three businessmen spotted it and came rushing in. Seeing publicity opportunities, Linda raised her bid to $1,000. "No pawnshop pays that much," she assured...
...Lucie had come because she had heard there was a fortune to be made in this glittering district simply by pouring drinks and making small talk with Japanese businessmen. To Western girls with a streak of adventure, this Japan has a curious appeal. They find out about hostessing while touring Asia, perhaps, and encountering women returning from Japan who tell stories about the big money. Some answer employment agency ads in overseas newspapers to work in Japan as "dancers" or "entertainers" - only to find themselves hostessing. Others are just passing through Tokyo, perhaps as the first stop on an Asian...
...Vietnam War era, the NRD's employees have been watched closely by in-house lawyers and congressional overseers. The division has about 500 officers and operates in some 36 major U.S. cities, in the regional offices of agencies such as the Commerce Department. "The basic mission is speaking to businessmen who are willing to provide information," says a CIA official. The officers identify themselves openly and, if asked, provide ways in which their identity can be confirmed...