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...still another ruse, say investigators, whereby Intelsat was charged $1.2 million by Lipscomb to enable the firm to order construction materials far in advance of use. The money was paid out in January 1985, but no materials were ever ordered or delivered. Part of the cash went to a Swiss bank account controlled by Colino...
Such scenes are taking place all over America today, as other foreign scouting parties comb the highways and byways on the lookout for profitable finds. The searchers are Japanese and British, Canadian and South Korean, West German and Swiss, and all of them have one thought in mind: Buy! Buy! Buy! They are in search not only of factories but also of skyscrapers, shopping malls, farms and forest land, ski resorts and vineyards, refineries and mineral deposits. They have already bought some of the biggest and best-known corporations in the U.S., and their appetite appears to be gargantuan...
...citizenship at a rapid clip. Doubleday books has gone to the West Germans, Brooks Brothers clothiers to the Canadians, Smith + & Wesson handguns to the British, Chesebrough-Pond's consumer products to a Dutch-British combine. General Electric television sets have been bought by the French, Carnation foods by the Swiss, General tires by the West Germans...
...West Virginia. For the past year, he has been executive chef at the Westin Cypress Creek, in Fort Lauderdale. White House sources say that Hill's appointment is by no means assured, but he has already been approved by Nancy Reagan. If he is officially named, Hill will replace Swiss-born Henry Haller, who retires after 21 years. Asked if being a native American was an essential requirement, a White House spokesman replied, "No. Just preferable. You know, by Americans for Americans, and all that...
...lose its place as the superpower of time. Tokyo was ticking ahead with inexpensive wristwatches that captured a larger and larger share of the market. But in 1983 the jazzy and fashionable Swatch, which sells for $30, buzzed into markets from Singapore to San Francisco and rescued the Swiss industry in the nick of time. Now Swatch has a new Swiss competitor clipping at its heels...