Word: 80s
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...80s...
...municipalities are competing so hard for new businesses [Sept. 6]. Another impetus is the changing nature of the job market. Many of those laid off from heavy-industry jobs will never return to the same positions. Today most available work requires technical skills. The race in the '80s and '90s will be to attract the high-technology companies. The winners will be areas like Indiana that are training skilled workers and fostering a climate for new ideas...
...with members of the Steven Stills Band and called Ray Charles "a blind, ignorant nigger" in a misbegotten effort to outrage his adversaries. Most recently, if you've been paying close attention, you hear that E.C. has recently "matured and has metamorphosed into the the Cole Porter of the 80s," has created the "new Seargent Pepper" with his new album, Imperial Bedroom, and is generally considered these days the Mr. Wonderful of contemporary...
...excitement sparked predictions by some analysts that the rally would at last carry the Dow Jones average above its peak of 1051.70, which was reached in January 1973. Some heady traders were even talking about the start of a "bull market of the '80s." Said Stan Weinstein, editor of the Professional Tape Reader, a market-advisory newsletter: "This is the real thing. The market will trend higher for at least the next two months, and, at a minimum, the Dow will climb back...
...agency in New York City: "Models used to look fragile, plucking their eyebrows and wearing pancake makeup. God, they looked terrible! Now I get girls in here who are so fit they've got legs like Muhammad Ah'. That's not ideal either, but it's part of the '80s look: a firm body, healthy hair and skin, and a look of serene determination in the eyes. Today, health is beauty. You can't have one without the other...