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Terry Straus, My ex-roomate, and my friend; Shouts of kickback, payolat so what. Terry's third trip to the Dunster library for forty minutes of voice and guitar. Twice I sang with him, and both times I was terrible, so I don't sing with him anymore. Terry's not an interpreter, he just sings other people's songs. But he's got a good voice, and he plays well, so he manager to bring it off quite well. His patter's not to be believed, and they tell me he's working on an original...
Last week's Canadian airlift was a model of prudent planning. Ottawa flew in 25 immigration and medical officers to process immigration applicants, expected to number 5,000. When Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin Dada insisted that Canada pay East African Airways a kickback of 20% on every fare, the Canadians decided to make the airlift free. Explained one indignant diplomat: "We would rather pay for the whole thing ourselves than pay ransom to Amin...
...money and media points than the others-the contest can be equalized if he lands on a square that requires him to draw special cards, one of which might send him to the laryngitis ward, similar to Monopoly's jail. Other cards may trigger Cabinet shakeups or a kickback scandal. Play continues until one candidate collects 270 electoral votes. MR. PRESIDENT (3M Co.; $8.95) is a game for two to four players who campaign for popular or electoral votes. According to the directions, each party fields a candidate for President and Vice President and "attempts to win the election...
...interpretation is based on the Tax Reform Act of 1969. Says an IRS expert: "Suppose a guy gets a kickback from an insurance broker for referring customers to him. Unless he's convicted or pleads guilty or nolo contendere [no contest], the broker is entitled to a deduction." In other words, the ancient institution of bribery has finally been institutionalized, achieving formal Government recognition...
...Usually," he explains, "they take you off to the side and you discuss the kickback in private. But in this case, he quite openly stated that three per cent would go to the 'Anti-communist league'-or into official pockets-and one per cent to an Indonesian Ambassador abroad...