Word: gambler
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...philanthropist, for $3 billion. While TV Guide may be the undisputed king of television listings and boast the largest circulation of any U.S. magazine, media experts concur that Murdoch is paying a premium price that will add to his already considerable debt load. But Murdoch, 57, has been a gambler since his teenage days, when he bet on cards and horses. And no one disputes that he has a keen eye for value. Says Peter Diamandis, a former publisher of New York magazine: "Murdoch continues to pay top dollar and succeed, so he must know something that...
...another 140-ft. wooden barge. These relics excite historians because no large boats of the era, nor even their construction drawings, survive. Contends Archaeologist Leslie Stewart-Abernathy, who heads the project: "When we think about the Mississippi, we've got to get beyond the image of the river gambler and think about the guys who built the boats." Without them, there would have been a lot less life on the once romantic river...
...advertising and cover losses for up to two months until the ads and word of mouth might bring in a profitably large audience. "I made an economic decision to cut my losses," said Kurz in his Hamburg office. "Broadway is Russian roulette, and I'm not a gambler...
...News, which seems unlikely. Now he accepts that "you might get the Post scratchily in the black but never rich on it." Mid-March is his deadline to sell or fold the Post, unless he can get the Government order reversed. What are his chances? A tough and crafty gambler who loves a fight, Murdoch guesses, "Less than even in Congress. Better than even in the courts...
...long-running affair are E. Robert Wallach, a Meese friend of 30 years and former personal lawyer who became a highly paid Wedtech lobbyist; W. Franklyn Chinn, a former Wedtech director who handled investments profitably for Meese in a "blind partnership" trust; and Rusty Kent London, a professional gambler and past financial consultant to Wedtech. The indictments contend that Wallach received a check for $300,000 from Wedtech in 1984, claiming falsely that the payment was for past legal advice to the company. "In fact," contended Giuliani, "the money was for future services, including efforts to influence Edwin Meese...