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That both writers are British-born Americans is less notable than that both are now in their 60s, the decade when payment is due for living the lives their doctors advised against. Too many celebratory swigs and strong after-dinner cigars eventually led Sheed to seek treatment for alcoholism, depression and cancer of the tongue--a significant piece of which had to be surgically removed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VERBAL MEDICINE | 4/10/1995 | See Source »

...store's computer checkout system, which keeps track of the purchases customers make in each department, allows patrons to make one single payment for all their purchases when they finish shopping, Bougas says...

Author: By C.r. Mcfadden, | Title: Back on BROADWAY | 4/8/1995 | See Source »

...Bermuda crowd, free dinner and drinks seem to be the preferred method of payment. Members of the Kroks and the Dins say their dining experiences are first-class...

Author: By Leondra R. Kruger, | Title: Singing... For Their Supper | 3/24/1995 | See Source »

Above all, the slide of the dollar was symptomatic of a historic decline in its role. The dollar has been the world's major reserve currency since World War II, meaning that other countries use it as a means of payment and hold it in their treasuries as a secure store of value. Such universal respect for the dollar has made it the linchpin of global finance and greatly enhanced American prestige abroad. But with foreign governments steadily dumping dollars to buy yen and deutsche marks over the past decade, the U.S. currency now accounts for only about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE BANGED-UP BUCK | 3/20/1995 | See Source »

This plan differs from the Heritage scheme, however, in that it would still require some mandatory payment into government coffers as well, which would be used to provide a safety net for indigent retirees and to guarantee benefits to current retirees and those soon to come who have not spent a lifetime accumulating a private account. But younger workers would be on notice that when they reach retirement, they will have to depend largely on what they have built up in their IRAs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOCIAL INSECURITY | 3/20/1995 | See Source »

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