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The article narrates the experience of the Baltimore Orioles's top manager Earl Weaver during the baseball competition in Oakland. In a flash of anger, the manager of the Baltimore Orioles came bellowing out of the dugout against the Home Plate Umpire. Back home in Baltimore, Weaver's clubhouse office is equipped with closed-circuit television and a telephone line to the dugout that allow him to keep on running the team in just emergencies. It also notes that the Baltimore Orioles were playing in the toughest territory in the sport.

The author reflects on the effort of the Episcopal Church advocates to revitalize the old-time religion in the U.S. He cites the attempt of faith healers, holly rollers and counterfeit preachers to recycle old-time religion with an increased-zeal by pursuing in various prayer meetings, instead of settling for the sudden thrill of religion only on Sundays, Christmas and Easter. He investigates the steady growth of the Bible Belt sector in the country due to the increasing presence of the born-again Southern Baptist in the White House. The author examines the practices and missions of the Evangelicals and argues that their growth have also prompted the development of other different religions in the country.

The article offers information on the price war in the airline industry of the U.S. that is indirectly prompting the national youth in migrating to Europe. TWA Airlines LLC has launched a welcome campaign of giveaways to its flights. Under the plan, each youth-fare passenger gets a book of coupons good for 10% to 50% discounts in restaurants and discotheques. The exodus is encouraging construction of accommodations in Europe that is becoming a profitable investment.

The article focuses on the 1.5 billion-dollar bailout given by the U.S. federal government to help Chrysler Corp. recover from its losses through the considerations given by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It states that before chairman Lee Iacocca held their monthly meeting with the other officials, he received a call from U.S. Treasury Secretary G. William Miller saying that they will receive a government aid which would help settle their losses, an amount they have been asking since August 1979. It says that the amount is twice the amount the company has requested from the administration. However, the bailout plan is accorded with certain conditions including the approval of the Congress, and the firm's obligation to gather a program for a return to profitability within two years.

The article reports on the tax reform program of the administration of U.S. President James Earl Carter. It mentions that the source of the news on the delay of the program was through Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal after the session at the White House office on tax options in which the President and his top economic aides failed to solve several key issues. It adds that the reason for the delay is that the Administration wanted to wait until the President's energy program is resolved which is to avoid getting the tax-revision proposals be involved in the issue.

The article focuses on the recovery of Chrysler Corp. from the potential bankruptcy under the management of chairman John Riccardo, who succeeded Lynn Townsend in October 1975. It states that Riccardo had restored some measures of operation, although it has suffered a net loss of 259 million dollars in 1975 due to the collapse in car sales. It mentions that Chrysler has incurred a profit of 34.9 million dollars in its automotive operation and its stock was bid by investors up to 19 dollars per share, as well as completed the sale of Airtemp air-conditioner division to Fedders Corp. It says that Chrysler appears to have gained a position in intermediates and compact fields supported by the success of its Cordoba, followed by Volare and Aspen cars sales.

The article announces that Joseph B. Flavin is appointed as the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Singer Co.

The article reports on the problems facing the airline industry in part from a suicidal fare war that had been ramping in 1982 around the world. It mentions that the twelve major carriers in the U.S. had already reached 500 million dollars of operating losses which was considered as the highest record of losses since 1980's 280 million dollars. Meanwhile, several airline creditors had proven an increased in profit including Piedmont Airlines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc. and Ozark Air Lines.

The article focuses on the tottered growth of the newspapers in the U.S. such as "The New York Daily News" and the "Philadelphia Bulletin." Publishing analyst John Morton believed that the stagnant growth of the newspaper was due to the redistribution of readership. It mentions that the 134-year-old Philadelphia newspaper lost upwards of 13 million dollars in 1980 while 10 million dollars in the first half of 1981.

The article reports that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a regulation imposing taxes on the advertising income of nonprofit journals. It states that competitors of magazines published by tax-free organizations complained that their tax-free status enabled them to charge less for comparable ad space. It adds that according to IRS commissioner Sheldon Cohen, the objective of the regulation is not to add tax revenues but to eliminate source of unfair competition.

The article reports on the anticipated merger or shut down of unprofitable plants of Salzgitter AG, the government owned steel manufacturing company in West Germany. Founded by Reichsmarshal Hermann Göoering, the plant showed a small profit after the German government reconstructed the war-torn factory. It also mentions that the tight competition with Sweden, Venezuela and Liberia's iron ore, contributed to the declining profits of the company.

The article focuses on the negative effects of George S. McGovern's campaign for the U.S. presidential election. It states that McGovern's image became worse when he projected himself a strong liberal and disoriented the people by demanding change without saying his own lofty vision, which affected his stand in public opinion polls. Moreover, polls from Daniel Yankelovich Inc. between August 25 and Septmber 12, 1972 reveals that Richard M. Nixon, his opponent, already leads him by 39 points.

The article focuses on the financial crisis faced by Herald Traveler Corp. in Boston, Massachusetts. According to its president Harold Clancy, the newspaper has been generating substantial losses which cannot support the present operation. Moreover, stockholders outside the country will likely favor for liquidation although local shareholders wants to keep the paper going. It adds that the loss of the company's television station WHDH has hampered the supposedly support of Hearst Corp.

The article offers information on losses incurred by the airlines industry. It states that Trans United Airlines and United Airlines will pay 10 billion dollars to buy 747 jumbo jets, to generate revenue to pay bills. It mentions that Civil Aeronautics Board of the U.S. has granted airlines to increase fares, and they themselves have fired 378 employees and reduced the number of take offs of flights, on the other hand, Paris, France and London, England have increased landing fees for 707 jets.

The article discusses the earnings of several U.S. companies during the first quarter of 1953. According to General Motors (GM) president Harlow Curtice, arms orders and large automobile and truck production brought GM sales to 2.5 billion dollars. The net earnings of United Aircraft increased by an estimated 65 percent. Bethlehem Steel Corp. is described as being the industry's biggest sales and earnings gainer.

The article offers information on the proposed mergers to increase profits and minimize spending of the railroad and airline companies in the U.S. It notes that the proposals for merger in within the transportation industry would enable the companies to save their costs by scrapping duplicate facilities and combining payrolls and ticket counters. Details related to the proposed merger of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and New York Central Railroad are also included.

The article focuses on the operating loss of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Curtis Publishing Co. in 1961. President Robert E. MacNeal says that the company operating loss amounted to 11,192,837 dollars. He emphasizes that the net loss can be reduced by selling off some securities and by applying a reserve for income taxes. He stresses that the company's "Ladies Home Journal" is losing and its "Saturday Evening Post" stops the practice of maintaining accelerated circulation at any cost.

The article focuses on the 24.5 billion U.S. dollars worth of business losses of Lockheed Aircraft Corp. on its turboprop Electras in 1960 in the U.S. Defense spending cutbacks resulted to few orders for Lockheed Aircraft Corp.'s 31 million U.S. dollars worth of small JetStar transport project. The businesses losses were added by another 12 million U.S. dollars which resulted from the need for covering expenses on some contracts which the government may forbid.