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...hold out for Japanese fishermen blown off across the Pacific in 3000 B.C., and (most recently) an unknown Spanish mariner who supposedly reached the Bahamas in the 15th century, struggled back across the Atlantic and entrusted his map and logs to Columbus, who concealed his knowledge of them to reap the glory of discovery for himself. But then, why leave out the extraterrestrial beings who landed in Peru to create the vast Nazca earth drawings...
...evidently agrees: a comprehensive education bill enacted in July will add 40 days to the school year over the next two decades. Both President Bush and corporate America would also do well to support the change, at least on an experimental basis. The summertime harvest that America needs to reap these days is not down on the farm, but up in the mind...
...merger could eventually reap savings of $1 billion annually for the two institutions as they combine functions and reduce overhead. This may mean layoffs of up to 10,000 workers, or 11% of the work force, as excess branches and departments are closed. But the merger with the revitalized BankAmerica was a necessary maneuver for CEO Robert Smith's troubled Security Pacific, which has been weakened by bad real estate loans. BankAmerica will now be a force in 10 Western states, and is reportedly considering a bid for New England's Shawmut National as well...
...about to miss out on any better offers: they have hired Bear, Stearns, the Wall Street investment banking house, to provide them with some American know-how. Bear, Stearns is bullish on the U.S.S.R. Says Brian Murray, senior managing director: "Foreign companies who position themselves will really reap the benefits...
...especially in the Upper Basin, and some ranchers have succumbed to the repeated temptations to sell some or all of their water rights to parched urban areas. Whether similar water marketing should be permitted across state lines is a matter of fierce debate. Some experts estimate that Colorado could reap $140 million in new revenues if the deal goes through. But the sale of agricultural water rights could cause many farming communities to dry up and vanish...