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...program "sees as its mission in-depth, systematic research into the psychological, historical, and political complexities which maintain and perpetuate nuclear weapons," according to a written prospectus...
...mechanic who once sold secondhand airplanes, set up a company in 1976 that two years later bought Grumnian American Aviation Corp., maker of the Gulfstream line of corporate aircraft. Its principal product, the 19-passenger Gulfstream III fanjet aircraft, costs upwards of $10.5 million and, according to the offering prospectus, boasts the longest range and fastest cruising speed of any business aircraft. In 1982 the Savannah-based company's sales rose by 33%, to $575.5 million, and profits more than tripled, to $43 million...
Almost none would do so, however, were it not for the other guys. TWA pointed out with stunning clarity last week the damage that cheap rates can cause. In a prospectus for its stock offering, the carrier noted that competition has forced it to set fares throughout most of its system that are less than the cost of providing the seats. Adds Neil Effman, a TWA senior vice president: "If these discounts continue, there will have to be fewer carriers in the U.S. air transport industry by the end of the year." In a sense, that is an unspoken purpose...
...social issues were heavily debated during the 1980 campaign and were crucial in electing Ronald Reagan to the presidency. The 97th Congress, with its eager class of conservative freshmen, was expected to legislate traditional morality back into American life. But not one item of the New Right's prospectus has yet been made a law. Legislation that would allow organized prayer in public schools faced another filibuster. A bill authorizing tax credits for private school tuitions is mired in the Senate. And a measure that would restrict busing for school desegregation passed the Senate but is languishing...
Material that Margolis says was in the prospectus prepared jointly with Kassorla turns up almost word for word in the book. "There's no holding back. The spotlight is on her," swoons the prospectus. "The man becomes the orchestrator, playing her body as if it were a precious instrument." A similar passage is in Nice Girls Do: "There's no holding back. The spotlight is on you. Your partner becomes the musician, playing your body as if it were a precious instrument...