Word: marketeer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Asked about the possibility of a North American common market, Lougheed said "Canada would lose in a common market at present. When we build on the strength of our resources we will be on an equal footing for negotiations with United States...
...course," he says, "But when it came time for recruiting, Dan Divine wasn't in the market for five-ten, 210-lb. centers." A pause. "Well," he adds, totally serious, "he let a prize nugget get away...
...Zimmer, on the other hand, would rather walk through Quincy Market. He'd like to start at Regina's and then grab maybe a couple of dozen chocolate chip cookies and some souvlaki, with a big finish at Durgin Park and maybe a half-gallon of beer. Zimmer's face looks like an aging Vegas stripper's silicone-sagging buttocks. He's already cost the club a fortune, what with bolstering the dugout bench and increased drag on the team bus, and he's not exactly defraying the expenses with World Series checks. And look what he's done...
...response to a shrinking job market for Ph.D's, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) will offer a six-week program next summer to teach Harvard doctoral candidates how to apply their skills to jobs in the business world...
...gold can be perilous. Says Clayton Yeutter, president of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, a leading gold futures market: "As the price enters the stratosphere, the risks become extraordinary. If you look over the edge from here, it's a long way down." Even if there is no great plunge, the small investor especially can find himself paying more than he figured for his bullion. When buying or selling coins, for example, dealers commonly add a charge amounting to 5% or more of the market price. Thus someone who bought a Krugerrand when gold was at $380 last week would...