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...Beech's president since 1968. the company is very much a family affair. But after Olive Ann's death or retirement, Beech could conceivably fall victim to an unfriendly takeover bid like that experienced by one of its major competitors, Piper Aircraft, at the hands of Chris-Craft Corp...
When heavy seas and winds drove their small craft toward Hong Kong, they changed course. A fishing boat from Macao gave the refugees water and guided them into Hong Kong, where, by a stroke of luck, they passed unnoticed by harbor police. Once inside Hong Kong last week, the group immediately went to the authorities and turned in their arms. While the U.N. pays their living expenses, Nguyen and his family are hoping to be accepted...
...patronizes Hefner for not moving with the times, for not seeing that the girl next door grew up, "is no longer uptight about nudity," and thus in Penthouse is pictured enjoying her own sensuality. As a photographer himself, Guccione is the best in the business at the narrow craft of what he calls "romanticizing the sexual encounter"; since the mystery used to be in what was concealed (but no longer is), Guccione has to work hard, with soft focus and Victorian props, to lend variety month after month to anatomical sameness...
...probe Norway's air defenses. Alerted by radar, a vast ultramodern command center in the craggy mountain range of northern Norway scrambles two Norwegian Royal Air Force F-104G Starfighters. The fighters usually intercept the Badger within a few minutes; one of them hangs off the Soviet craft's tail, while the other flies just ahead of its nose. The lead Norwegian Starfighter will then waggle its wings in a signal to the Soviet pilot to turn back before he has violated Norwegian airspace. If the Russian ignores the warning, the Norwegian leader will, in response, slip under...
Over the past 51 years, Colonial Williamsburg has become more than just a faithful reproduction of the 18th century. It has grown to include 211 exhibition rooms, 36 craft shops, three hotels and seven restaurants. To direct the tourists, the foundation spends $500,000 a year maintaining a staff of 600 garbed in colonial costumes. The 30 shuttle buses provided for visitors burn a $1 million hole in the budget; fresh flowers, finger bowls and exquisitely manicured lawns and gardens cost thousands more. Says Foundation President Carlisle Humelsine: "It is unique-uniquely expensive too." Total 1976 budget: $54 million...