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...than with the multilayer sandwich construction of other skis. The S9000 costs $600 a pair, but may become a hot property among racers and aggressive recreational skiers. Salomon (1989 sales: $613 million) aims to become the leading maker of top-flight skis within the next five years. But the climb will be no cakewalk against the industry leaders, France's Rossignol and America's K2, which have carved out loyal followings...
WHAT HAPPENED WAS THIS by Josh Greenfeld (Carroll & Graf; $18.95). This zesty comic novel about a young man's climb from Catskills waiter to Hollywood film director who testifies against his left-wing friends during the McCarthy era could have been called What Makes Sammy...
...from the weak economy, estimates of next year's budget gap are leaping into the stratosphere. Budget Director Richard Darman projects a shortfall for fiscal year 1991 of $250 billion, and some economists predict that if rising oil prices tip the U.S. into a deep recession, the figure could climb to $400 billion. If no agreement on the budget can be reached by Oct. 1, draconian spending cuts mandated by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law will go into effect, crippling every government agency from the Agriculture Department to the Pentagon...
...average time that immigrants spent in the main building was short (three to five hours) but fateful. After depositing their baggage, they headed for the immense, vaulted Registry Room on the second floor. The stairway climb was called the "60-second physical" because nurses and doctors were perched at the top to weed out anyone who looked short of breath -- a possible sign of tuberculosis and heart disease. Then came more formal medical examinations and questions about the newcomers' politics. Anarchists and Bolsheviks were sent home. Others were singled out for further medical testing and possible expulsion...
...year, but is projected to rise to 2.9% in 1991. Italy, which banned the construction of nuclear plants in 1987 and is the E.C.'s largest oil importer, is more exposed. Britain is the Community's only significant crude producer; its inflation rate, already 9.8% annually, is likely to climb higher, at least in the short term. But next year, some British forecasters predict, prices could start falling...