Word: fannings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...best way or the fairest way to stimulate the economy is a series of large tax breaks for industry which far exceed their ability to expand, and which will depend on benefits trickling down to the consumer." Oklahoma's Senator Fred Harris described Nixon's program as "an economic fan dance which attempts to hide the pro-business bias of his proposals...
N.F.L. Commissioner Pete Rozelle, distressed by the Thomas affair and by the several players in the league who are still holding out for more money, called for an end to all the haggling. "I'm convinced," said Rozelle, "that the football fan-the sports fan-is disenchanted with the business aspects of the game, the lawsuits, contracts, franchise problems, stadium financing, pension plans." Right on, Pete...
...these days is that familiar symbol of the affluent athlete: an off-the-diamond business. Before the season, his fried chicken takeout restaurant in Pittsburgh's predominantly black Hill District announced that they would give away free chicken every time Willie hit a home run. As one happy fan explains: "The thinner Sugar Bear gets, the fatter...
...fast the pro game has progressed. It was just three seasons ago that the overseers of Wimbledon revitalized tennis by opening their tournament for the first time to pros as well as amateurs. Several other major tournaments have since followed suit, and the added competition has increased both fan interest and purses. Going into Wimbledon last week, Rod the Rocket had already won a record $195,135 for the year. With half the season still to go, it is possible that he may top $300,000-a figure not even dreamed of by those most affluent of athletes...
...years, Bantam Books has reprinted 61 of the 181 Doc Savage stories that first appeared between 1933 and 1945; No. 62, The Pirate's Ghost, will hit the racks next week. The 10.5 million copies now in print have realized about $4.5 million in sales. Doc Savage fan clubs have sprung up and three producers have been negotiating for film and television rights. "We've struck into a bronze mine," Bantam's Marc Jarre explains. "Publishing one a month, we've got six years to go in the series. Then we can start over...