Word: expectantly
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...says Jack Redford of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration. "It's hard to beat the cash flow they have. When you rip off 75 tons and don't cripple the group financially, you begin to realize how much money there is in it." Redford and other officials expect the pot smuggling activity to continue increasing in the Gulf Coast area. He adds with a grin: "But we hope to pass it on to Texas...
Such a shallow recession will have differing impacts on various areas of the economy. The downturn is not expected, for example, to affect employment seriously. The jobless rate is projected to climb from its present level of 7.5% to a peak of 8.2% in 1981's second quarter, before slipping back to 8% at year's end. The public, however, can expect little relief on prices next year. From a 1980 inflation rate of 13%, the board of economists projected that the increase in consumer prices will only slow to 11.4% at best...
...They don't expect their beloved writer to redeem humanity...
...years ago, Portland, Ore., Physician Donald Trelstad and his wife Cindy, put a $450 wood-burning stove in the kitchen of their rambling turn-of-the-century home. Last March they spent $2,400 on storm windows. After the installation of a second wood stove this winter, they expect to shut down their old oil furnace for good. Boasts Cindy: "We could afford the oil bills. It's just that we'd rather not give the money to the Arab cartel. We're sort of proud of the fact that we won't burn...
...eight of the big leagues' 48 free agents had signed new contracts. (In 1976, 18 of 22 free agents drafted signed fat contracts within a month.) A few, such as San Diego Superstar Dave Winfield, who is reportedly holding out for $20 million, have not signed because they expect the ante to jump with each passing day. But a number are simply finding that the market is less bullish. Furthermore, 18 minor-league players were drafted by big-league clubs during last week's meetings; a year ago, just ten players were selected. The Oakland...