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Campbell refused, but a rematch of sorts will take place in September. Canada will act as host at a tournament for teams from the Soviet Union, Finland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia and the U.S. The Canadian team will consist of players from both the N.H.L. and the World Hockey Association. More than pride will be at stake: $150,000 will be awarded to the winner...
...farm families and owners of small businesses from having to sell their properties in order to pay stiff federal inheritance taxes. Ford's plan, unveiled in a speech to the American Farm Bureau Federation in St. Louis, would apply to estates valued at $300,000 or less that consist of at least a 20% share in a farm or small business. The heir to such an estate would not have to begin paying estate taxes until five years after the owner's death. He would then get 20 years to pay the taxes and would be charged interest...
...acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) has been around since 1960, when scientists first succeeded in producing the powerful beams of single-frequency light waves. These beams could be delivered to distant points with much less diffusion and loss of intensity than ordinary beams, which consist of the helter-skelter waves of white light. In recent years, using light generated by gases or chemical reactions, researchers have greatly increased both the power and range of lasers...
...private Will has little of the charm and elegance of Will the writer. An unimposing six-footer with reddish hair and rimless glasses, he is given to casual dress and succinct answers that often consist of a single word or a single sentence. Self-confident to the point of arrogance, often curt, Will gives the impression of a man uninclined to suffer gools, gladly or otherwise. He answers questions in a monotone, seldom showing even a hint of emotion, except when he emphasizes a point by tapping a pencil on the desk in front...
...Smith, the Association plans to notify the community so that it can employ as many local residents as possible in the Square. Beginning next year, it will hold a contest to decorate stores for Christmas, with awards for the designers, rather than the managers. This year's Christmas ornaments consist of strands of orange bulbs separated by reflecting squares of aluminum sheet, hanging over Massachusetts Ave. The Association has already planted some trees, which look kind of scrawny, but I guess their height is an asset. Smith says hopefully that the trees "make it look as though humanity can exist...