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...reap his breakthrough for financial gain? No, he thought, much greater prospects lay ahead. Finally he could rid the world of Beach Blanket Bingo...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Dewitt | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...dragnet had proved effective in snagging another suspect, this time outside the Boesky ring. Israel Grossman, a 34-year-old Manhattan lawyer, was charged with sharing information about a Colt Industries stock buy-back with at least six friends and relatives. His telephone tips allegedly enabled them to reap $1.5 million in profits on their investments of just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Pinstripes to Prison Stripes | 3/2/1987 | See Source »

...imagine that you survive the trip and arrive in the United States ready to reap the benefits of the American Dream. It's summertime and you find a job in California's San Joaquin Valley, which is rich in agriculture. You're working 10-12 hours a day, picking grapes and tree fruit in temperatures that rise above 100 degrees for weeks at a time. You're making minimum wage and workers' benefits like medical insurance and sick-leave are unheard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Immigrant Labor | 2/21/1987 | See Source »

...what is Dreamtime's Statement? Beats me, The Songs are obviously about something: "Nice in Nice," "Too Precious," and the creatively titled "You'll Always Reap What you Show" are all clearly about materialism, for example. They don't actually comment on materialism; they are merely about materialism...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: VINYL | 2/19/1987 | See Source »

...genuine land reform package is likely to threaten many powerful interests and, unless handled with a subtlety uncharacteristic of the present regime, will be watered down beyond recognition by the time the peasant farmers might reap any benefits. Meanwhile, the only consensus concerning the American military bases is that the U.S. doesn't pay enough for what it gets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENTARY: | 2/11/1987 | See Source »

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