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...City as president of a company with a net worth of minus $350,000. That afternoon he flew home president of a company with a net worth of more than $7 million. "That," he recalls, "was a nice trip to New York." With the money, they bought an old cement factory in Jamesville, N.Y., and converted it into a 15-ton-per-hr. production facility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the American Dream | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

...example, the industry in which foreigners employed the largest percentage of American workers (61.2 percent) was cement manufacturing. By comparison, only 39.7 percent of American workers in household audio and video equipment manufacturing worked for foreign-owned companies. Foreigners do control 12.5 percent of the sales in electronics manufacturing, but they also control 16.8 percent of the sales in mining...

Author: By John A. Cloud, | Title: Shady Elements | 7/3/1992 | See Source »

Later in the fifth inning, Blummer continued her mastery of Kimble with a double. She went on to score on Stacey Johansen's single to cement Brown's 3-0 victory...

Author: By Joanne Nelson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bears Shut Down Batswomen | 4/29/1992 | See Source »

...very casualness of Couples' approach to a game that can turn a player's forearms to cement and his knees to jelly is both the reason for his success and the source of his huge popularity among golf devotees. He smiles as he wins, just as he smiled when he was losing. And lately he's been winning a lot, pocketing more than $1 million already this year, with three tournament titles in the bag, and playing 28 rounds out of 40 in the subpar 60s -- an unbelievable streak of excellence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couples Becomes A Master | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...never fights at Memorial, beer-induced or otherwise. Cal Ripken, Jr. still drinks milk, for God's sake! You'll also never catch an Oriole charging money for his autograph. Far from it! Orioles players are required to name a favorite charity upon signing a contract in order to cement each player's relationship with the city. Bleacher seats are $4.00, so that anyone can buy a ticket. In Boston, the price has stabilized...

Author: By Nancy E. Greene, | Title: Oriole Magic At Home | 4/22/1992 | See Source »

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