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...merchant seamen did not have to be urged twice. In the Eagle's hold were 4,525 tons of explosives, a mixed load of 500-lb. and 750-lb. preassembled napalm bombs consigned to U.S. Air Force units in Thailand. Secured on deck were 50 tons of live detonators. While the men, some in their skivvies, were tearing at the lifeboat covers and at work on the davits, Second Mate Robert Stevenson called to the bridge: "Is this for real?" Third Mate Herbert Gunn shouted down: "Cast off and stand clear. There's a live bomb aboard...
...them long-line Valentinos) filtering in this month are pushing minis even farther back on the racks. Last week Ohrbach's ushered in an import collection of 50 styles, each and every one the long length. For Seventh Avenue, the midi could be the answer to every merchant's prayers-a way out of the current buying slump. If midis catch on, they could bolster business by more than 30% this year...
...They know that the country will soon start building 105 Phantom jets under license from the U.S., and that a submarine fleet is in the talking stage. And they have heard talk that Tokyo may one day send warships to patrol the narrow Strait of Malacca to protect its merchant fleet from Indonesian pirates...
...issues still seems shaky, but his staffers acknowledge his executive abilities. "He runs the embassy like a chairman of the board," says one official. "He's one of the best organizational ambassadors I've ever served under." Insists Lady Keith, the U.S.-born wife of a British merchant banker: "Given the least acceptance, Walter and Lee will be very popular...
After selling Novelist Philip Roth a pair of slacks, a clothing salesman in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., looked at the signature on Roth's check and asked what business he might be in. When he learned Roth's occupation, the helpful merchant told the author of bestselling (420,000 copies plus approximately $500,000 for movie rights) Portnoy's Complaint: "You want some good advice, Mr. Roth? Get out of the writing business. There's no money...