Word: alterations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lyric theater could provide. Of the thousand or so songs he composed, the only familiar one not written for a show or movie was The Last Time I Saw Paris. He mercilessly cut any song that did not fit its situation. Conversely, he was a great hoarder and tinkerer. Alter just a few bars of Till the Clouds Roll By and presto! it becomes Look for the Silver Lining. Invert the melody, depress the tempo and voila! the Cotton Blossom theme from Show Boat is alchemized into Ol' Man River...
...Connor, was so narrowly drawn that even many of those who had sided with the Nation were not seriously upset. "There is always a natural tension between the First Amendment and copyright law," said Bruce Sanford, general counsel for the Society of Professional Journalists, "and this does not alter the balance very much...
Many "women's" jobs have historically paid less than "men's" jobs. But correcting these differentials through comparable-worth rulings will substantially alter the workings of the labor market, allowing theoretical calculations and arbitrary rulings by a new tier of bureaucrats to supplant the forces of supply and demand. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights last month rejected comparable worth, saying it would lead to "a radical reordering of our economic system." Nevertheless, it has already been adopted, at least in principle, by Minnesota and New York. In addition, studies are under way in 25 other states to determine...
Television and newspaper historians, take note: the date that Australian Press Baron Rupert Murdoch, whose holdings span three continents, set in motion the negotiations that would alter his empire (not to mention his passport) is March 28, 1985. Murdoch was paying his first visit to the Hollywood studios of 20th Century-Fox, half of which he had just bought from Denver Oil Tycoon Marvin Davis. As it happened, John Kluge, the billionaire chieftain of Metromedia Inc., was also on the lot that day to attend an investment conference...
...from that puny seed grew Murdoch's $1.8 billion-a-year empire, which still has headquarters in Australia (see chart). Even Murdoch's mother, who lives near Melbourne, seemed taken aback. "It was quite a bit to swallow at first," says Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, 76, "but that doesn't alter the fact that Rupert is still fond of his country...