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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...legally questionable as well as politically risky. Now Kahn says that the Administration will rely on "statesmanship and informed public opinion" to curb the spread of these "outrageous" increases. Unfortunately, that is not likely to be enough to hold down public wage raises, which are highly visible and thus set a tempting example for powerful unions in the trucking, electrical and other industries in this year of heavy labor bargaining...
...strengthen the dollar, Zombanakis continues, governments must devise a new system, a collective responsibility that would spread the risks of financing international debts. One way would be to set up a world central bank that would issue a new reserve currency to supplement the dollar. Perhaps a revised International Monetary Fund could fill that role, in Zombanakis' view, and the IMF's Special Drawing Rights could serve as the new money. The SDKS would be backed by deposits from the countries that have large surpluses−notably Saudi Arabia, West Germany and Japan−as well...
...soaping off the Coppertone, they generally settle for dinner and dreams. For the indefatigable, however, there is nightlife on Maui. There are waiting lines outside the Lost Horizon disco at the Wailea Beach Hotel; the Royal Lahaina's Foxy Lady packs in upper teenagers and the Tommy Dorsey set in equal numbers. The island's hottest spot is the Bluemax, in the town of Lahaina, where visiting Elton John and Linda Ronstadt have done their stuff off the cuff; the place is packed nightly in hopes that other drop-in stars may relieve the resident combo...
...those innocent days the big names in show business were frightened by radio. Paley set out to win them, and before long such famous names as Paul Whiteman and Will Rogers had been tempted before the microphones, where they found even greater recognition...
Osborn's real strength is not that of a novelist, but as an entertainer. In one very funny set piece. Littlefield, an associate fond of drugs and arcane legal philosophy, writes a brief for a crucial case that cites Cicero instead of legal precedents. He is fired by Lynch, a partner driven mad by the weight of his famous legal ancestors. The next morning, it is Lynch's turn to perform. In court to argue the case, he opens his mouth, but no words come out, leaving Weston to wonder if the poor wretch is going to make...