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Atlanta Olympic officials told board members that expenditures would climb to almost $1.4 billion, compared to an original estimate of about $1 billion. Estimated revenues were $1.5 billion-up from an earlier projection of $1.2 billion...
...price of a drive to the country just took an uphill climb for Hertz customers in New York City. Last week the rental-car agency imposed a surcharge on residents of four of the city's five boroughs who rent autos in the metropolitan area (spared: Staten Islanders). For Bronx residents, it means a $56-a-day boost. The firm says it aims to regain the millions of dollars it has lost under the state's vicarious-liability law, which places damage liability in the hands of a car owner -- in this case Hertz -- even if the owner...
...making the shoe hug the particular shape of your foot. But such convenience items are overshadowed by advances in big-ticket technology. Among other things, the latest in '90s high-tech gear promises to give you a full workout in less than five minutes; teach you how to climb a rock face in the rumpus room; shake, rattle and roll your way to * fitness; and even take the hook out of your golf swing at home while facing some of the world's most famous golf courses. In each case, the first instruction for users is simple: carry...
When Everest was scaled, man had no higher mountain to climb. But in sport one can dream of jumping over the moon. This summer in Tokyo, Powell just about did it, though few dreamed he'd even come close. The unheralded American spanned 29 ft. 4 1/2 in., eclipsing by 2 in. one of the few sports standards thought impregnable: Bob Beamon's long-jump record, set in Mexico City's thin...
...Best Bad Actor (Senior Division) showed that an aging tennis ace can climb into a semifinal slot at the U.S. Open by behaving like a colicky two- year-old. Gentleman Jim, 39, disputed an umpire's ruling with such epithets as "son of a bitch" and "an abortion." Some spectators guessed that Connors had seen too many Robert De Niro movies -- or too many John McEnroe videotapes...