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...Doctor, or Dr. J. as it has been ever since, has become the most exciting and innovative young practitioner of the muscular art of professional basketball. With his unusual mix of solo razzle-dazzle and imaginative team play, the rangy 6 ft. 6 in., 200 Ib. forward has revived the previously paralyzed New York Nets and restored them to instant health. Ervingless, the Nets finished next to last in the East Division of the American Basketball Association last season with a 30-54 record. As the league paused for its All-Star break last week, the Nets were...
After decades of relative stability, world prices of these materials are taking off on what could be a long climb. Between 1968 and 1973, the average U.S. price of nickel went from 940 per Ib. to $1.53, tin from $1.48 to $2.20 and copper from 420 to 590. In addition, the U.S., in part because of its wealth and power, is unpopular in some Third World nations. With demand for minerals strong, several countries conceivably could reduce exports to the U.S. and find eager buyers to take its place...
...best bits of Kojak's character right on the set. It was his idea for Kojak to suck on lollipops and wear three-piece suits. He also wants Kojak to go to night school in future installments. For the most part, however, the 6-ft. 1-in., 200-Ib. actor does not have to invent a character for Kojak, because he is playing himself...
...bill, proposed by the Department of the Treasury, that would allow production of a new penny made of 96% aluminum alloy. The Treasury's problem: the copper used in minting billions of pennies annually is growing prohibitively expensive. Last January, the world price of copper was 50? per Ib. Now the price is more than $1 per Ib. and, the Treasury Department notes, if that figure reaches $ 1.20, the cost of making a cent will exceed the face value of the coin. Metal profiteers call that the "melting point," and it would usher in a vast hoarding of pennies...
Combining the tackle-breaking power of a Jim Brown with the breakaway speed of a Gayle Sayers, the 6 ft. 2 in., 208 Ib...