banks lower prime interest rate from 17 to 11.5 percent; Pete Rose sets an at-bat record of 12,365 surpassing Hank Aaron’s previous record; China pledges to seek reunification with Taiwan by peaceful means; Ingrid Bergman dies at age 67; Hill Street Blues wins six Emmys; Epcot Center opens; John ...
"It's a pleasure to do business with you, Mr. Ruddick." "Likewise, Mr. Secretary." Ruddick watched Finletter leave, aroused by Finletter's challenge, aware that his problem now was to find substitute contracts for McNaughton's cancelled Manta missile. It would not be difficult, for the whole busi...
The rooms were clean, and in the basement the Tiki Bar featured entertainment every night, including a rotating lineup of amateur and professional ladies who were happy to meet visitors from out of town. The food—steaks and a pretty good take on Trader Vic’s faux Chinese—was not bad, however, and...
Jill was happy when he decided to get up late and spend the morning at the umbrella-shaded table that had been a fixture on their rear porch for years. He had boxes of paperwork with him, a calculator, and he’d worked steadily all morning. Finally at eleven o’clock he had called to her, “I’m goin...
I haven't seen a damn airplane, nothing but smoke and flames." "They came in low; our 109s have caught up with them in Cancer sector, course 240, southwest of Ploesti." A low-level attack; the worst possible thing for Josten's fuel-gulping jet. Even if he found them now, he'd only have time for o...
On the day he left, Stephan's legs looked as if he were trying to smuggle marbles out beneath his skin. Between the treatment, the food, and the heat, Stephan knew that he would deserve any babies he conceived. At the end, he was aware only of an increased sense of potency, but that could easily ...