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Did You Know?
Market SurVey, other u.s. cities"
where ofli� rents are YerY ex­
pen ive include Boston,
�o, Los ADgeIes aDd San
FranCISCO. But the e.xpe -
ave oflioe rems· the world are
in Tokyo, Japan.
DID YOU KNOW ... that .
. Phillip Mania Company -
the tobacco, beer' and food giant
- that spends more than any
otbel' company· America to
cenviace yo to buy their
products. Last year Phillip Moc­
ris spent o\u 1 1/2 billioD dol­
lars for adYertisiag. The other
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DID YOU OW ... that ac-
cording to a Woman's D y
magazine UI"Iey, 30% of iDgIe
women admit to ha· had a
sexual affair· married man.
Mean hile, 28" of married
men y they d af-
fair . married. Ova' SO,OOO
men participated in the �­
'ley.
DID YOU W .•• that
the m expensive office rea
I in the nation are in New York
. . City and Wasbioaton, DC. The
Colliers Intern tional Office
'e
next year. The restaurant is
named aftec eatmg OOIl�pt
that defies iny singular clas­
sification aDd oflin variety of
ailiDary fa� • from
hamburgers to ro.::::flamb,
and incorporating one of
Winfrey's own 6Mxitc foods -
potatoes - in sew.ral differeDt
forms. Word is a signature
chocolate dessert· also bei
cbeJoped fuc W..trey.
BI De 0 Bel:
Pie e excuse once again the
delay in getting the story on
what clothes from the top black
rut.·· )D deSigners . cost you,
but I wanted to bring you the
stories above in a timely man-
Approval of
UUUty M To Be d or
Minority Hlri Pro el: A
coalition representing Califo -
nia minority and women's
groups urged a congressional
panel to propose a federal
utilities law that would base
merger approvals on a u�'
record in hiring an<i1promoting
minorities and women. With the
nation's 140 investor-owned
utilities expected to shrink to
fewer than 40, the coalition
urged that IlOW' the time to act.
Witnesses cited a case in point
as Southern California Edison,
one of California's largest
utilities .. Said one witne s,
Edison's management is the
larges all-white club in the state
subsidized by rate payers." Of
1:15 managers who earn $75,000
or more annually, only seven are
minorities.
IlCbwaJd Su Pot
Fo eee or Eddie Murp y'
Late t Action: Washington
.columnist Art Buchwald filed a
lawsuit in Los Angeles County
Court maint ining that
Winfrey La DC e Ne Murphys latest film "Coming
1( ... I ...... rise: Dieting may have To America" is based on a ory
paid off for famed TV talk sho idea of his. It seems Paramount
host, Oprah Winfrey, but f004 optioned "King For A Day" from
will always playa big part in her Buchwald in 1983, with th 00-
latest business venture. Winfrey . derstanding that the torywould
has teamed up with Chicago res- be developed for Eddie M�­
tauranteur Rich Melman to phy. Buchwald reportedly IS
launch a new restaurant bned seeking $5 million from
"The Eccentric". The restaurant Paramount to settle the matter.
will be located in Chicago's Thus far, the film has grossed
trendy River OI'th neighbor- more than $100 million in U.S.
hood and is set to open early ticket sales De. ' ,
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ner.