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...Manhattan. In the fiercely competitive Manhattan market, established banks had long ago signed up most of the solid corporate customers. Franklin National felt obliged to make many high-risk loans to young companies. Eager to impress, Franklin also saddled itself with some 25% more space than it needed in plush offices on Park Avenue and elsewhere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANKING: Franklin National Fizzles Out | 10/21/1974 | See Source »

...ones, I mean)? Anyway, Columbia Pictures is running 20 hours of solid movies today in honor of its 50th anniversary. Absolutely free. And depending upon when you receive this paper, you have a certain amount of time left to skip Greek 2740b this morning and hunker down in the plush, cavernous seats of the Music Hall in Boston for a few hours. You won't have to deal with anything. The marathon started at midnight last night, 10 films, the last six of which are From Here To Eternity, On The Waterfront, Bridge Over The River Kwai, Dr. Strangelove, Funny...

Author: By Richard Turner, | Title: THE SCREEN | 10/10/1974 | See Source »

...make choices about our priorities. Should we disguise Federal grants to athletes who participate in the less popular sports like swimming and track in order to avoid the "pro" tag which eliminates any chance of Olympic competition? The Russians do it by having their athletes live in comparatively plush quarters, eating the best food. Only our pros in popular sports can afford that type of life style. Mark Spitz had to capitalize quickly on his fame to get any money from his swimming. The question is how badly we want to be the best; we must expect professional responsibilities...

Author: By Richard W. Edieman, | Title: Out in Left Field | 9/24/1974 | See Source »

...finished high school). Ali lives in the present and future. For relaxation, he does anything but escape behind a locked gate. During the summer he interrupted workouts to take helicopter flying lessons. For long trips, he bought a full-size Scenicruiser bus and refitted the inside as a plush mobile home. Truckers who heard a strange voice jabbering away over the Citizen's Band radio frequency in Missouri recently were listening to none other than Muhammad All. "This is Big Bopper," Ali broadcast. "Watch out for Smokey Bear [truckers' code for a state trooper] at marker 139, westbound...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Violent Coronation in Kinshasa | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

Usually Kissinger travels in a 707 jet that is just as big and just as plush as Nixon's. The Secretary's bulletproof limousine precedes him by air, as does a crew of advance men. Almost any service can be obtained for the Secretary in almost any place, his fame preceding him with amazing results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY by HUGH SIDEY: The Man with the Wry Eye | 7/22/1974 | See Source »

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