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...monumental expenses we have. Do you have any idea how much it costs to pay for advertising space like this each week in The Crimson and The New York Times? Then there are the costs of bribing government officials, both abroad and right here at home. And one hotshot executive costs us $300,000 a year, not to mention paying for his legitimate business expenses--breakfasts at the Ritz, lunches at Chez Moi. But we make the sacrifice, because talent doesn't come cheap, and without the very finest managers, we couldn't continue to provide you with the service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Profits For People | 5/21/1979 | See Source »

From there it was neck-and-neck all the way as the Crimson closed down Eagle star guard Ernie Cobb, holding the 23.7points-per-game hotshot to just 12 points...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: Crimson Hoopsters Drop Six | 1/3/1979 | See Source »

...James, Tennessee's Butcher had never held elective office, and he used a lot of his own money in his $4.5 million bid for his state's governorship. But his finances became a campaign issue: he was criticized for his dealings with Georgia Banker Bert Lance and for his hotshot banking practices. His campaign spending also became an issue. Charged Republican Alexander: "Citizens of this state won't let Jake Butcher buy the Governor's office." He was right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Money, Money, Money | 11/20/1978 | See Source »

Harvard's laxmen came from out of nowhere to finish in the top 15 in the nation last year, and second behind awesome Cornell in the Ivies. Three All-Americans return, so make sure you're a hotshot from Baltimore or Long Island if you want any playing time...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: Sports at Harvard: Hard to Figure | 9/1/1978 | See Source »

...hundred miles west, hotshot Sunday evening gamblers were eagerly rolling dice at Atlantic City's new casinos. Although none of them knew it, at that same moment Texaco oilmen at sea on a drilling rig, which was moored in 432 ft. of water near the edge of the U.S. continental shelf, were playing for much higher stakes. Aboard the Ocean Victory, they nervously awaited the results of a test detonation 14,000 ft. below the ocean floor that could tell the outcome of their $30 million search for oil and natural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Big Gamble's First Return | 8/28/1978 | See Source »

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