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SPEND NEXT WEEKEND in New Hampshire and You'll be struck by the activism of today's youth; students will he trudging through the snow, knocking on doors, and manning phone banks for their favorite candidates. But wait until election day and you'll sec quite a different scenario-people from ages 18 to 24 vote less frequently, and follow races less closely, than any other American demographic group. What is more, young Americans are now avoiding the polls in unprecedented numbers, earning them the moniker "the silent group...
...sparkling wine used for the toasts (Schramsberg Crémant Demi-sec 1981) lacked luster. But the California red (Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1978) was a western rainbow, smooth and joyous. The beef farci en croũte was a might overdone, but the candy sculpture of birds and flowers (all edible) that decorated the dessert servings was exquisite...
According to the SEC, Thayer repeatedly told the group about the planned acquisitions, profits and dividends of Anheuser-Busch, Allied and LTV before public dissemination...
...shares of Bendix at roughly $60 a share; five days later, after Allied's tender offer had been made public, she sold it at about $73 a share, netting a profit of $51,000. U.S. securities law only penalizes tipsters who "benefit" from passing inside information, and the SEC does not claim that Thayer profited financially from his inside information. The commission will charge, instead, that Thayer benefited simply by improving his relationship with Ryno and the others. The complaint also accuses some of the defendants of trying to "impede and frustrate" the SEC investigation. The Justice Department...
...Unlike many other officials in "legal trouble, Thayer did not try to hang on while the evidence trickled out. An inveterate crapshooter, he may have gambled unwisely with the SEC, but as a former test pilot, he apparently knew when to bail out. - By Evan Thomas...