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...criminal activity in order to maintain Rosner's conviction. Leuci, who was acting as a federal agent during the time of Rosner's arrest, has acknowledged that he shared $200 stolen during an illegal narcotics search and that he served as a "middle-man' in a series of illegal payoff schemes...
...potential payoff makes the risks seem worthwhile. The mid-Atlantic rift valley that the subs will probe is the place "where the earth's crust is created," says Chief U.S. Scientist James Heirtzler of Woods Hole. According to the revolutionary new view of geology called "plate tectonics," the earth's outer shell consists not of a single solid mass but of half a dozen or so giant plates on top of which the continents drift like extremely slow-moving ice floes. It was the gradual outpouring of lava from deep within the earth's mantle along...
...Finley can be skinflinty as well. The A's led all teams in requesting arbitration for salary disputes this year, and his loud money hassles with Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue and others are famous. When Dick Williams wanted to switch to the Yankees, Finley demanded a huge payoff in players. As a result, Williams is out of baseball for the time being...
Science fiction? Wood and his colleagues concede that scientists may never be able to find-or tame-mini-black holes. But they feel that the potential payoff surely justifies the attempt...
Aaron himself applauded the decision, noting that he would reap a better promotional payoff if he surpassed Ruth at home. But he offered a more persuasive and personal reason as well. "In ten years," said Aaron, "I'd like to be able to walk out of my home in Atlanta some afternoon and say, 'That's where I broke Babe Ruth's record.' I don't want to have to take a plane to Cincinnati...