Hypersonic Thunder: A Novel Of The Jet Age - Plot & Excerpts
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 DeLorean arrested for possession of cocaine; Dow Jones industrial average continues climb; Great Britain defeats Argentina in Falklands War; Leonid Brezhnev dies; Vietnam Veterans’ War Memorial dedicated; Cosmonauts Berezovoy and Lebedev land safely after a record 211 days in space. October 9, 1982Palos Verdes, California Always the philosopher in the family, Harry Shannon put his hands behind his head and stretched out on the long, low leather couch in the familiar library of his father’s Palos Verdes house. Tom was at the desk, working, valiantly trying to balance his checkbook, and V. R. was due to arrive any minute.It would have made financial sense to sell the house—the market was booming, but sentiment prevailed and all the Shannons used it as a neutral spot where they could discuss business away from the office environment.
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