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...production supervisor for a weather-stripping and auto-trim manufacturing company. Previously their joint income was about $35,000 per year. The biggest problem: $20,000 in consumer debts, accumulated in happier times while both held well-paying jobs. Says Ed plaintively: "We fell into the credit trap. We certainly won't do that again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Idle Army of Unemployed | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

That sequence raises some intriguing questions for Senate investigators to probe: Was it possible that the Libyans tried to trap Billy in a Machiavellian scheme based on his potential commissions? The Libyans at some point promised to loan Billy $500,000, and the only way he could pay back that kind of money would be through his oil-sale commissions. But the Libyans controlled the sale of oil to Charter; by turning off the flow, they could also put the squeeze on Billy-and perhaps drive him to work harder in their behalf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burden of Billy | 8/4/1980 | See Source »

...relaxation and the removal of the cause of stress. Harold Queen has prescribed such a treatment for his son. This week they will go up to their new home in Lincolnville, Me. Richard has never seen the house, but he is eager to try the salmon fishing in Duck Trap Stream, which runs behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran: A Hostage Comes Home | 7/28/1980 | See Source »

...Sounders' goal. Bogicevic dribbled for a moment, seeking an opening. A Seattle fullback charged. Bogie shuttled the ball to Chinaglia, who glanced at Brand, crouched in the goal. The ball struck Chinaglia's right foot and he shifted his weight to kick it with his left. But his trap was faulty, the ball slid between his legs, an amateurish error. The Sounders took the ball back upfield as the crowd booed, a moose call building like a jet taking off. Chinaglia trotted a few steps, his head down, his fists clenched...

Author: By David Frankel, | Title: A Cosmic Experience | 7/22/1980 | See Source »

...them. Harvard should not have to wait on you hand and foot." She echoes many of her classmates when she says she has learned "more from the different people than from the books." Harvard has allowed Greis's attacking style to blossom; and some day, in some distant sand trap or in some distant office, when she has to attack to achieve, Leslie Greis will not hesitate...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: Greis: On the Attack | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

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