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...leading the American League's Western Division by 14 full games. Backstopping Blue, Oakland has one of the league's strongest trios of starting pitchers: Chuck Dobson (12-2), Catfish Hunter (14-10) and, coming back after an injury, Blue Moon Odom (7-8). Rollie Fingers and Mudcat Grant lend further color to the A's roster of unusual names?and authority to their bullpen. At the plate, Third Baseman...
...major move in the area of warranties. Starting with the 1972 models, the company will pay for the repair of all defects during the first twelve months or 12,000 miles of use-an improvement on the usual tightly restricted list of warranty-covered parts. A.M.C. even promises to lend its customers cars while their own autos are being worked...
More likely, however, the trip is intended to upgrade the Agnew image. After his abrasive appearances on the U.S. banquet circuit, distance may lend Agnew the aura of an American statesman. Then, too, there is not much for Agnew to do at home just now. Summer months are slim ones on the political fund-raising circuit...
...seriously consider," but he found that most of it was based "on serious misconceptions about the banking system." He believes, for instance, that the investigators think that banks are somehow not subject to ordinary market pressures and often control the day-to-day business of firms to which they lend funds. As for the experience of being investigated by a self-appointed commission, he says-a bit wearily-that he would be willing to undergo it again. Why? "We're all consumers, and a lot of things don't work." But for the most part, he maintains, Citibank...
...year his bank introduced "Earth Bonds," a form of savings bonds, with most proceeds going to programs aimed at controlling air pollution. But the bonds did not go over well, because they were sold primarily to low-earning young buyers. Bunting was more successful when he had First Pennsylvania lend money to the producers of the movie Joe. The bank got 12% interest on the loan plus $13,000 in warrants; they are now worth $138,000 and Bunting is still holding on to them, believing that they will jump much higher...