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George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, move over! Make way for Mickey and Goofy! Beginning in May, Disneyland's Magic Kingdom in California will begin circulating its own colorful currency, good for admission fees, food and souvenirs. A U.S. $5 bill will buy a slightly oversize, like-valued item featuring the dippy dog Goofy. Mickey Mouse will appear on singles...
Academic salaries are the largest budget item, generally accounting for around 60% of total expenses. During the '70s, professors' salaries grew at an overall rate of 73%, lagging far behind inflation at 112%. Universities have been playing catch-up in the '80s. This year's raises average 5.9%, which is 4% above inflation and the largest since 1972. Yet the typical tenured professor's salary of $43,500 still represents 10% less buying power than the equivalent salary...
Shultz also planned a fourth, previously unscheduled meeting with Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. He met for more than seven hours Monday with Shevardnadze, and a U.S. official said alleged KGB bugging of the U.S. Embassy was the first item of discussion...
...State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said "The first item on Shultz's agenda was the question of problems created by Soviet espionage...
Unfortunately, nobody answered the phone at the Norwood Trophy and Engraving Company to take my questions about the quality of their merchandise or about what makes a ladies' gavel different from a men's gavel. I guess I'll have to wait until a gold electroplated thermometer becomes the item of the hour on the Home Shopping Club...