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...kids who have mellowed into grownups. Its Barbie doll has been joined by a line of electronic toys for adults. The $500 Intellivision, a computer that plugs into a TV set, will play roulette, compute income taxes and do estate planning. Winemakers are also preparing to reap a rich harvest as the Pepsi generation trades its aluminum pop tops for corkscrews. By 1985 domestic wine is projected to be a $6 billion industry, up from $3 billion today. "Sales of the better wines can only be described as spectacular," says Alin Gruber, senior vice president of Sonoma Vineyards...
...administration has ignored student and faculty opinion in its consideration of the issue. One would imagine, from the actions of the administration, that Massachusetts Hall comprises the University, while we, the guests, merely reap the fruits of their benificence during our temporary visit...
...companies seem, destined to reap an absolute embarrassment of riches. According to projections by Wall Street's Paine Webber Inc., Ashland Oil, the nation's largest independent refiner, will see first-quarter profits leap by 517% over last year's earnings; one reason is the deals that the firm has been rushing to slap together during the crisis. Last week Ashland eagerly paid an exorbitant price, about $19.50 per bbl. for 300,000 tons of Iranian crude, even though the company's inventories are all but overflowing. Ashland executives had no firm idea of what...
...long as the Vietnamese forces can hold their own, the Soviets will probably prefer to reap the propaganda benefits of restraint. The danger is that if the Chinese were to press the war too far, moving against Hanoi or Haiphong or indicating an intention to stay on Vietnamese soil, the Soviets themselves would not want to appear weak and would feel compelled to act. If so, what would they do? Administration experts say the Soviet options are many. They could mount a major resupply of Vietnamese forces, dispatch large numbers of military advisers, or even take direct military action...
...Index, while rents have lagged behind it. Says John Pfister, vice president of Chicago Title & Trust, a mortgage broker: "Most renters are getting a bargain. It is the landlords who are behind the eightball." The owner of an apartment building who converts it to a condominium or cooperative can reap a profit of 20%-and often much more -on his investment, and that becomes extremely appealing in times of cost crunch...