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...single stroke, the Senate bill would sweep away years of accreted tax breaks, deductions, credits and accounting rules. It is "the most radical tax bill that this Congress has seen in half a century," proclaimed the bill's chief sponsor, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Robert Packwood of Oregon. There are legions of winners and losers on both the corporate and personal sides; yet the lure of substantially lower rates and the chance for businesses to compete on a level playing field have helped generate an unusually diverse, if fragile, alliance of more than 600 lobbying interests representing rich and poor...
Parker's continuing search for the perfect rowing chemistry means that the heavies will show yet another new line-up Sunday. Curt Pieckenhagen will stroke the varsity boat for the first time this season and the second time in his career, succeeding George Hunnewell, Dan Grout, and Steve Wayne--all of whom served exactly one race in that capacity for this year's Crimson...
...varsity lightweights come into the Sprints seeded fourth, after a disappointing third-place finish at the H-Y-P Regatta two weeks ago, and have been doing some seat-shuffling of their own. Junior Larry Meyer will move up from the six-position to stroke the lights, replacing sophomore Tom Patterson, who moves to the junior varsity. Sophomore Mike Horvath has made the jump from the six-seat of the JV to that same position in the varsity eight...
...race marked the first time the Radcliffe JV had competed with its newest lineup, featuring Vicky Keane at stroke in place of the injured Liza Paschal...
Goizueta took his first big stride away from soft drinks in 1982 with the $700 million purchase of Columbia Pictures. At a stroke, that gave Coca-Cola control over the last major independent film producer in Hollywood, a substantial movie inventory and a television division that produces such popular shows as T.J. Hooker and Days of Our Lives. At first Columbia churned out movie after movie, as if trying to muscle its way to a bigger market share. That approach led to one smash hit, Ghostbusters, and a string of expensive clinkers, including The Slugger's Wife, Perfect and Crossroads...