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...what to do when he gets his hands on a race track's cash. Take the money and run. When New Jersey's Garden State Park caught fire in the middle of a racing afternoon, the running reached unprecedented proportions. Parimutuel clerks stuffed paper sacks, attache cases, tote bags and pockets with more than $400,000 and headed for safety-and home...
...MIDDLE AGED will, more than ever, tote society's Sisyphean boulder. They will not need to spend as much time and money on so many offspring, but they will increasingly have new dependents-the old. By 2020, it is estimated that only one out of three Americans will be a taxpayer, and that liened group should be more heavily composed of the middle aged. In contrast to the whiz-kid executive syndrome of the '70s-a direct result of the baby boom-the reins of power will revert to older hands. For the middle-age, middle-management sector...
...described by their occupants as, bumper cars. NBC's 336-sq.-ft. map of the country looked like a visual aid for Hollywood Squares: each state took on a hue (red for Carter, blue for Ford) as its winner was projected. All three networks abandoned the traditional mechanical tote boards for computerized video display screens. They were not that much of an improvement; the NBC election team was issued magnifying glasses to help them read the returns...
...obligation. Hospitality was evangelical in its fervor. Kansas Citians greeted arriving Republicans, journalists and celebrities with simulated parchment scrolls entitling "the Bearer to see Missouri in all its Grandeur" and signed by Republican Governor Christopher Bond. To the 4,518 delegates and alternates, merchants and town leaders contributed burlap tote bags stuffed with gifts and guidebooks and stamped with elephants encircled by large hearts (symbolizing, naturally, the nation's heartland...
...betting windows are long in both cities. The Hartford fronton had originally hoped for a wagering handle of $30 million during the seven-month season. The take topped that figure after 90 of 229 dates. Hartford aficionado, Engineer Frank Mirmina, likes the action on the court and on the tote board. Said Mirmina: "It's like watching an N.F.L. game that isn't decided until the final 20 seconds. You're not out of it until it's over...