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...known as Anthony Lester sat in his beat-up Oldsmobile at a fast-food restaurant in Port Angeles, Wash., eating a cheeseburger and perusing a flight manual. He had been taking flying lessons and hoped to have his pilot's license within a matter of days. It was not to be. Two undercover federal agents had recognized him in the restaurant and discreetly called for a back-up car with two more agents, who arrived and confirmed his identity by the mole on his left cheek. Lester, dressed in shorts and sweatshirt after a 14-mile run, looked...
...agents were part of the team that had spent the previous 19 months tracking Christopher John Boyce, 28, alias Anthony E. Lester. Convicted of selling CIA spy satellite secrets to the Soviet Union, Boyce was serving a 40-year sentence when he escaped from federal prison in Lompoc, Calif., on Jan. 21, 1980. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, which had primary responsibility for finding him, over 100 sightings of Boyce were reported during his flight. Federal agents interviewed 800 people in connection with the case and traveled to Africa, Central America and Europe to follow up leads...
...even while they stay aloof. This explains why it was noted with pleasure that on the wedding night, with bride and groom safely off on the first leg of their honeymoon, the Queen showed up at Lady Elizabeth Shakerley's "do" at Claridge's and danced to Lester Lanin, while her sister Princess Margaret arranged a couple of chairs, put up her feet and, according to a waiter, "had a good rest." It also shows why Princess Anne could have appeared the next day at a Royal Navy ceremonial and apologized: "Please excuse me if I sound somewhat...
Other experts, including Lester Thurow, the prominent MIT economist and author, predicted less drastic results, but all agreed that the argument used by the administration and conservative legislators--that lower taxes will aid all aspects of the economy--will probably not make up for the universities' losses...
Many prominent economists, such as James McKie of the University of Texas and Lester Thurow of M.I.T., argue that large-scale mergers can enhance industrial efficiency by creating economies of scale. In the jargon of management, mergers create corporate synergism: two plus two can equal five. Combining two companies under one management can reduce administrative overhead and bring fresh leadership to a tired company. The new firm can order raw materials in large quantities or use new technologies to reduce production costs. The result: lower prices and better goods for consumers...