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...fields that may soon be opened in the fertile fishing grounds of Georges Bank, writes Mrs. Simon, will have a 20-year life, during which there is a 91% chance of at least one major spill and near certainty that there will be more than 1,700 "nickel-and-dime" disasters. The public, she laments, seems unconcerned. "The trade-off is almost made - a viable coast for the plunge offshore, for a few more moments of twilight before the oil lamp goes out, for prolonging the ocean-sink concept until some version of Black Mayonnaise hits us in the face...
...Grand and the Sahara. In still another move designed to boost income, Harrah's has begun manufacturing more $1 one-armed bandits-slot machines that take a dollar to play. They produce higher revenue per pull and are even more profitable than the company's moneymaking nickel and dime slots...
Says one observer: "The Saudis want a Palestinian state, but they wouldn't give a nickel to a radical one." Deeply fearful of Russian influence in the Middle East, the Saudis would almost certainly insist that the defense, finance and foreign trade of a Palestinian state be monitored or controlled by established Arab states...
...Tall, relaxed and balding, Safire, 47, collects rare books and knows his way down a wine list. He batted out Full Disclosure in the mornings, without missing any of his twice-weekly columns. "This is my fifth book [first novel], and the first one I've made a nickel from," he says. "I'm flabbergasted by its well-deserved success." Success is busting out all over for Safire. For the first time since the Carter Administration took office, Safire reported last week, other White House officials besides Bert Lance have begun returning his phone calls...
...department has a bad reputation of trying to nickel-and-dime people," McCall said, adding that the issue has been "blown out of proportion...