Word: retirees
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10. Tommy John will retire.
Someday, 46-year old New York Yankee pitcher Tommy John will retire.
Okay, assume that John pitches for the next 20 seasons and decides to retire at the ripe age of 66. If he averages 10 wins and 100 strikeouts each season, he would finish his career with 487 wins and 4 227 strikeouts. Not bad.
Claiming that he had already been unfairly "tried and convicted in the press," Dr. Lionel A. Schwartz, 66, said he plans to retire permanently on May 15. In an interview yesterday, Schwartz said the press coverage of the case that began last April had made a fair hearing impossible.
The jet is likely to become a familiar sight on U.S. runways. Fokker is negotiating with United Airlines for the sale of as many as 200 planes, and with Delta for 100. Says Fokker's Swarttouw, 56, who plans to retire soon: "We have secured a future for Fokker of...