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...Heisman Trophy-winning junior tailback at the University of Georgia who last week denied rumors that he would forsake the Bulldogs for a $16.5 million contract with the new United States Football League's New Jersey Generals; and Cynthia DeAngelis, 21, a Georgia business major from Cocoa Beach, Fla.; in Athens...
When residents of Tampa, Fla.'s Hillsborough County dial 229-9241, they hear a most unusual reply: "Corruption hot line." It is not a wrong number, nor is the businesslike voice on the receiving end peddling tips on how much the local health inspector will take to overlook the roaches in a restaurant. The phone is manned by an alert agent of the FBI, who listens with poised pencil to any caller's allegation that local officials are crooks...
Though nobody is willing to pronounce the experiment a runaway success, the initial returns have been so bullish that Sears will open seven more financial branches this week in cities from Tacoma, Wash., to Tallahassee, Fla., and 18 more in May. The encouraging results added a glow to Sears' announcement last week that its overall profits rose 33% in 1982, to $861.2 million, on revenues of $30 billion...
...twit competitors, Sears officials delight in telling tales about high rollers who have sought out the financial centers, which also sell real estate and Allstate insurance. In Cupertino, Calif., a man walked into Sears and bought $3 million worth of securities. A Jacksonville, Fla., woman who received a Dean Witter flyer with her Sears charge-account statement responded with a $1 million check. Far more significant has been the amount of traffic attracted to the outlets, which, with potted plants and walnut desks, resemble suburban bank branches. The average broker has lured three times as many new accounts and booked...
Last December in the lame duck session, Congress tabled a bill that would have eliminated the mandatory retirement age, currently set at 70. The two sponsors of the bill, Sen. John Heinz (R-Penn.), and Rep. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.), are expected to re-introduce the bill this spring. Universities, particularly Harvard, are strongly opposed to the bill and have been successful in securing a conditional amendment exempting universities from the law for 15 years after the bill's passage. Crimson reporter Lavea Brachman interviewed Henry Rosovsky, dean of the Faculty, last week and conducted a roundtable discussion with Morton...