EXECUTIVE PAY: THE TOP EARNERS.

The article reports on the top earning executives in the U.S. during fiscal year 1983. As a result to the strong economic recovery, most executives received salary and bonus increases that more than made up for the modest raises or pay cuts that many took in the recession of 1982. This article presents a list of the names of the 25 highest-paid executives. The companies whose executives made the list reflect how broadly based the recovery was. INSET: A STOCK OPTION PLAN THAT TURNED INTO 'A HORRIBLE VISE'.