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Another executive insists that Bean's is "not on the leading edge of fashion--we're not even near it. Sometimes these trends come in and we just get caught." But one gets the feeling that the folks at Bean's aren't too upset; the spurt in sales has allowed them to build an enormous warehouse complex, where 80 per cent of their business is transacted. The main Freeport store--open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year--accounts for the other fifth. "If L. L. could see all this, he'd probably have a warm smile...
...Celtics will host the Sixers Wednesday night as well, and the series will shift to Philadelphia Friday for the first of two games there. Jullus Erving pumped home 28 points to pace Philadelphia, which blew a 16-point, second-half lead when the Bucks put on a 22-5 spurt to take a one-point lead with 9:09 left. But clutch foul-shooting by Caldwell Jones offset a Junior Bridgeman three-pointer in the final seconds and gave the 76ers the victory. In other conference semi-final action, the Kansas City Kings topped Phoenix, 95-88, to earn...
...which shows an American flag shaking hands with a Greek flag. Chambers is nowhere near that state of mind. While Papadakis is gone. Chambers and Cora go after each other like demons. Cora begs Chambers to bite her. When he kisses her he says he can feel the blood spurt into his mouth. Papadakis hires Chambers to run his gas station...
...Celtics scored the first eight points and built a 42-16 lead during a ten-minute spurt in the second period, but the Bulls chipped away at the lead, cutting it to 53-38 at the half and 76-66 after three periods...
...Administration is afraid that the economy is beginning to slow down at a time when there are few signs of relief from inflation. Government figures released last week showed consumer prices increasing at an annual rate of 12.7%. The principal cause of the latest runup in prices was a spurt in the cost of energy following annual rates Reagan's action in January to lift the remaining price controls on crude oil and gasoline...