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...possibly two. In his specialty, the giant slalom (a zigzag race through 30 or more gates), he is virtually unbeatable. In 1978-79, he won this race all ten times it was staged in World Cup competition; this season he is three for three. In the slalom (a shorter, steeper course with more gates and sharper turns), his win rate approaches 50%. Says Phil Mahre, his friend and rival: "He is really a fantastic skier, especially on a steep course. He changes edges like nobody else...
Renewed economic gusto at these high levels of inflation could lead to even faster growth in living costs. Consumer prices during December rose another 1.2%, making 1979's inflation of 13.3% the highest annual rate since 1946. One sign of steeper prices: the 640-page budget this year jumped in price by 75? and now retails...
...overhead this year. The largest users of industrial silver are hospitals, which require vast quantities for X-ray film. When the prices go up, hospital costs rise, insurance premiums climb, and federal Medicare and Medicaid outlays, already among the biggest items in the federal budget, also increase. That means steeper Social Security taxes, larger employer contributions to payroll deductions and ultimately fractionally higher prices throughout the entire economy...
...days ahead. By bringing its charges up to the $24 level, where much of the rest of OPEC has been for months, Saudi Arabia is attempting to return order and stability to the cartel's chaotic price structure as well as head off demands in Caracas for much steeper hikes by such cartel radicals as Iran, Libya and Nigeria. Said Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani: "We wanted to avoid a hot discussion in Caracas that might lead to a much higher level of prices...
...gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, kerosene and other products from refineries throughout the Caribbean. Now much of the loss will have to be made up by having companies divert non-Iranian oil to the Caribbean refineries, while sending the Iranian crude to European refineries instead. That will mean steeper prices for Europeans because much Iranian oil is being sold at prices far above the official OPEC maximum...