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Entertainer Merv Griffin was hailed as a tough and savvy bargainer last year when he bested billionaire Donald Trump in a battle for control of Resorts International, which owns casino-hotels in Atlantic City and the Bahamas. But now Griffin's plunge into gambling is looking like a dubious bet. Last week Resorts reported a $46.6 million loss for the year's first half. To stay afloat, Resorts may have to reduce sharply the $925 million in debt that Griffin assumed when he acquired the company for about $365 million...
...Other jets came in for their share of problems. A Trump Shuttle 727 skidded to a stop in a shower of sparks at Boston's Logan Airport after its nose gear failed to drop for landing. An American Airlines 767 flying from Phoenix to Chicago landed in Albuquerque after a valve burst in its hydraulic system...
Passengers aboard the Trump plane said they had plenty of warning of the rough landing to come...
...Trump Shuttle President Bruce Nobles said the jet had been in service since January 1970, adding that age was an unlikely factor in the incident...
...think the public confidence might be greater because of our crew," Trump said...