Word: snyder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most expensive bargain is offered by Jimmy ("the Greek") Snyder, the famed Las Vegas savant. Entitled "Lessons in How to Make Odds," the Greek's tutorial services cost $565,000 with an optional extra: purchase of all his 1975 handicaps for $875,000. Jimmy tells TIME'S magi that he is betting 2 to 1 that he will not sign a single sucker...
...over 40. The list: Los Angeles Reporter Jess Marlow, 44; Washington Correspondent Douglas Kiker, 44; Today's Washington editor Bill Monroe, 53; and that perennial Today substitute and network newsman, Edwin Newman, 55; London Correspondent Garrick Utley, 34; New York Anchor Man Jim Hartz, 34; Tomorrow Host Tom Snyder, 38; and White House Correspondent Tom Brokaw...
Initially, Tom Snyder was considered a leading contender. But his aggressive delivery and tendency to mug -carefully cultivated for Tomorrow -were too strong for Today's early light...
Mail after his May appearance ran a disillusioning 775 for, 530 against. Insiders add that Snyder may have squelched his own chances by descending on the Today studio with big-star bravado, miffing the show's crew...
Cleveland, choosing eighth instead of third because of the Snyder trade, grabbed Campy Russell, another of the 13 players on the hardship list, from Michigan...