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Mediating between militants who itched to wage a raiding rumble on Teamster turf and a growing number of appeasers ready to welcome Jimmy Hoffa back into the fold, A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany offered readmission without "head busting" to Hoffa dissidents who have seen the light. As for Jimmy himself, Meany charged that the Teamster hierarchy was "more than ever under the influence of corrupt elements," would continue excommunicated until Hoffa "does as Saul of Tarsus done-go off into the wilderness for a year and repent...
...testy racing bike is tough work for a man, but to Jill Savage it is almost always just plain fun. "When you look at a good bike," she says, "it's like looking at a steeplechase horse. It's lovely. When you feel the tires bite the turf and the bike take off. and you know you've judged it just right, and you can feel the power waiting to take a bite again-that's simply gorgeous...
Undisturbed by the mishap, Bill Taylor, Harshbarger, and quarterback Casgar began the fourth period by transporting the Crimson from its own 10 into scoring turf again. The key play of the series came when Casgar completed another spectacular pass, this time to Harshbarger standing on the UConn 8. The promising halfback crashed through moments later to end the episode...
Down with Markups. As they move onto each other's turf, both camps have to learn a lot. Department stores, which operate on a 39% markup, will have to snip off enough frills to make a profit on the usual discount markup of 19% to 24%. (One way would be to put a greater proportion of their employees to work at actual selling; fewer than five out of ten department store workers now are salespeople, v. eight out of ten discount house employees.) Discounters will have to learn how to buy, sell (as opposed to mere order taking...
...Thousand Partners. The Empire State deal is typical of Lawrence Wien's style of operating on high-rent turf around the country. Columbia-educated, Wien got into commercial real estate in 1949 when he gathered a small group of investors to buy a two-story building for $165,000. Broker on the deal was Harry B. Helmsley, chief of the Manhattan broker-management firm of Helmsley-Spear. Wien and Helmsley have been allies ever since, have parlayed their original venture into a $600 million real estate empire that includes New York's plush Plaza hotel and the more...