— Wait till this bunch takes over the damn country? By God Beaton you’re getting softheaded, only one damn consumer group it buys something or it don’t buy it what the devil you think a market economy’s all about, tell this bunch to go read that act again section three hundred eight no requirement there makes him a lobbyist don’t pay him a lobbyist fee do we? Pay him a retainer for legal services what do you call this X–L Lithograph appeal a damn teaparty? Fined triple damages and costs in a pollution suit when this Mooneysomebody’s drunk don’t even show up to defend it told Frank Black to get a reversal come up with a consent order, lawyer yourself that what lawyers are for?
— Yes sir but…
— Always some damn but, you just get onto him hear me? Want to be damn sure this new House bill bars any more judicial reviews of this environmental nonsense on this gas line consortium Stamper’s people put together before we pick up their offer on this Alsaka subsidiary, damn fool explosion that bunch set off out there’s got every bleeding heart in the country wetting their damn pants tell that young woman to get me a handkerchief, monkey putting those phones in where the devil’d he go…
— Under the bed sir I think he…
— Didn’t ask what you think just get them put in what’s all this you’re waving around.
— Yes sir you asked for the auditor’s report on J R Cor…
— Can’t waste time listen to it all now just want to know if they got the damn figures straightened out, told me down at the bank they never saw such accounting procedures, head of the company himself two places off with the damn decimal half the time SEC have him on fraud?
— No sir I understand they were unable to establish evidence of intentional wrongdoing since the errors were as frequently to the company’s own disadvantage as not and the generally unortho…
— Had an accountant didn’t they?
— Yes sir but apparently he was unused to dealing with transactions of these magnitudes, he seems to have been retained simply because he was the brother-in-law of the head of their public relations firm which in turn had been retained by his brother their general counsel Mister Piscator who is now handling Pomerance Associates’ suit against the parent as a substantial creditor, so that the entire…
— Didn’t ask for a lot of damn gossip Beaton take care of them like everybody else what the devil’s this, flimsy damn tissue blow a hole right through it said a handkerchief didn’t I? Perfectly good linen handkerchief in my coat there young woman told you to bring that stockholder letter Beaton, supposed to go out today it’s not even finished?
— I have the final draft right here yes sir, do you…
— Quit wasting time gossiping and read it then.
— Nurse leave Mister Katz alone and get me some crackers.
— Got this WATS line open operator try the hey man this Doris?
— Beaton what are you waiting for.
— Yes sir. Agreement in principle concerning the restructuring of debt and recapitalization of the company was executed by the company and a banking consortium of the company’s principal lending…
— Know that part get to the next paragraph.
— Hey man I thought you on long lines…
— Your company’s new management proposed, as an alt…
— Damn it Beaton what’s going on down there.
— Katz you mean him he’s right in the bed here man, got a call from Wash…
— Beaton!
— Here give me that! hello…? Yes sir he… this is Beaton yes sir he’s right here. Mister Moncrieff sir, he’s…
— Hold it to my ear damn it! can’t hear him under there can I? Monty…? No got your desk cleaned out there yet…? No going up in a few minutes got Beaton in here on damn it hold that close can’t blow my nose across the room can I? what…? Got Beaton up here on it now trying to reach Broos find out what the devil’s holding up this damn loan guarantee before we… don’t know yet waiting to hear on this cable transport scheme, comes up with something I want that Diamond tender to… shouldn’t have a problem Zona up here usual gracious self eating her way through a five pound Stilton says Boody’s all taken care of hold on, Beaton? Didn’t tell you to quit reading did I? Quit when I tell you hear me? Monty…?
— Yes sir proposed, as an alternative to straight liquidating bankruptcy, that the company file a petition seeking an arrangement with creditors under chapter eleven of the Bankruptcy Act. A chapter eleven proceeding is one which permits a debtor to continue in possession of its property and to operate its bus…
