Word: cons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Roger Levy, a legislative assistant to the sponsor of the bill, Sen. James L. Buckley (Con-R-N.Y.), said on Tuesday that it was "up for dispute" whether Harvard could legally deny students the right to view letters of recommendation...
...beat, however, appears to be Dennis Conner. And he will neither lack the weight (his crew Con Finley, an Olympic gold medal rower, is 6 ft., 7 in., 225 lbs.) nor sailing time, even though he has only been sailing in the class for a year. Since he bought two Tempests after the 1975 pre-Olympics at Kingston, Conner has spent some 200 days in his boat...
...Professor of History and a member of the UCC, said yesterday that he "didn't have any idea" whether the proposal would pass, adding that he could neither predict the outcome of the committee's deliberations nor make a decision himself until "all the arguments are heard, pro and con...
Grifter's Gift. How did Thompson work his con for so long? "He was a genius at his craft," says Robert Steigmann, Champaign County assistant state's attorney. "He had the ability to snow anybody." Ruddy-faced, ingratiating and gregarious, Thompson had the grifter's gift for spinning a convincing yarn. His face stamped with Main Street openness, Thompson never carried a fake I.D. "I don't imagine I've been asked for identification over half a dozen times," he says. Countless WANTED flyers distributed around the country gave rough descriptions...
...threaten to derail the bold experiment. Stockholders and creditors of the six bankrupt lines have vowed to fight for higher compensation for their property, which could boost the eventual payout well above the $685 million in stock that ConRail is now offering them. Pressure from local politicians might force Con-Rail to keep unprofitable segments of line in service. Then there are labor difficulties. By refusing to give up archaic rules and procedures, railroad unions have aborted a planned $66 million sale of almost 2,700 miles of track to the profitable Southern and Chessie railway systems, thus saddling ConRail...