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...view: a lack of conclusive proof for the charges against the Russians. Three conditions, he believes, must be met if one wants to prove chemical warfare--consistent, specific reports from refugees; a definite, clear idea of what chemical is being used; and the discovery of a spent or unspent munitions containing the chemical agent involved. Seven years after reports started filtering into the West that biochemical weapons may be in use in Asia. Meselson says, none of these conditions have been filled to his satisfaction--none, he emphasizes...
Thus by the end of the year, most Alaskan taxpayers will get two different kinds of checks: 1) refunds on state income taxes already paid and 2) dividends from the state's oil revenue fund, in which unspent royalties have been invested since the first big oil-lease sale in 1969. Residents will get $50 for each year they have lived in Alaska since statehood in 1959. That means oldtimers whose residency dates back at least to then will receive...
...Britain's Barclay perform two vital and interrelated functions. Operating largely from London's money center, the big financial institutions have first of all provided a safe and secure place for Croesus-rich oil exporters, particularly Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, to park their unspent petro-profits, which by now amount to over $90 billion. The security and peace of mind that comes from feeling that their money is safe in these banks have been crucial factors in encouraging oil sheiks to go on pumping and selling more crude than they really need to. This...
...newcomers are prepared to sell checks without a fee, lies in the "float"-all that money from checks that have been bought but not yet cashed. The check issuer has free use of the funds. Thus American Express's pitchman, Karl Maiden, urges returning vacationers to keep their unspent checks in their pockets as "emergency money"-and his campaign is working nicely. Although no firm returns are in yet on the Maiden campaign, American Express studies indicate that people already keep approximately $1 billion in cash stashed away for rainy days. If consumers could be persuaded to convert that...
...employed by the savior of his choice. Christian swords and Marxist sickles drew the blood of a common enemy. For many, the war was good for the soul. In a U.S. economically galvanized by the conflict, it was good for the stomach as well. Unemployment vanished, and the unspent wages of war work compressed like a powerful spring. The economy suddenly began to look like a jack-in-the-box poised for peace. When it came, the future sprang up in vistas of well-lighted suburbs and grinning grillwork...