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...small farmers, the drought could be ruinous. For example, Kenneth Grove, who invested heavily in weed killers and fertilizers to work his 220 acres in Tecumseh, Neb., has given up on part of his crop and is now mowing it to feed his 80-head dairy herd. On the other hand, many large and middle-size farmers, who earned the bulk of the $32 billion in agricultural income last year, have enough financial protection to tide them over. Indeed, many big wheat farmers, who brought in their winter harvest before the drought struck, stand to make a bundle because they...
...Mercury Monarch-that President Lee lacocca describes as "the biggest small cars the company has ever made." That is an understatement, and it could apply as well to much of the rest of the industry. Before the year is out, all the automakers will be loosing a herd of new "small" cars, some of which will be longer and heavier than a Mercedes 280, with which Ford executives like to compare the Granada. Not especially economical, Ford's two entries this week average at best 14 miles per gal. in city driving...
...traffic more easily than he picks his way through reporters' questions. To show off his new skills, Ron even gave a demonstration to a posse of reporters on a back road, only to run out of gas and | wheeze to a halt under the unblinking gaze of a herd of Herefords. Said one wry observer: "After Evel Knievel has jumped the Grand Canyon, Ron is going to top his act-he's going to try to jump the credibility...
...Warner's life has been filled with dreams and a need for the spectacular, and indulging them has proved profitable. LeRoy's latest dream fulfillment is Great Adventure, a 1,500-acre amusement park that opened this month in New Jersey featuring 2,000 animals (including a herd of elephants), chariot races, and one of the world's highest Ferris wheels (150 ft.). LeRoy has already shouldered Hardwicke Companies Inc., a firm in which he is a major stockholder, into spending $50 million on Great Adventure; eventually the company expects to invest $200 million. Says Charles Stein...
Unfortunately, another faction is trying to gnaw away impartially at all of them, without regard to race, creed, color or state of mental health. It is a herd of vampire bats, who are understandably annoyed at the way their neighborhood is being run down. They are rather more clever than you would give them credit for - short-circuiting the lights at will, squirming through air-conditioning ducts to bite the folks good night. After a while, indeed, one begins to suspect that they had a chaw or two on the wiring of the computer that picked this lot of survival...