Word: andrews
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...member of the seven-man Corporation, to replace departing Andrew Heiskell who announced his resignation more than a year ago, is expected to be named next month...
...Shamie in the coming year may face a problem unfamiliar to his recent predecessors: too many candidates for governor. With Gov. Michael S. Dukakis retiring, at least eight Republicans including Pierce, George Bush aide Andrew Card, state Sen. David H. Locke '51 (R-Norfolk) and former U.S. Attorney William F. Weld '66 have been mentioned as possible gubernatorial aspirants...
...Britain's young literary lions, Andrew Norman Wilson, 38, has been busiest at marking his territory. Since the mid-1970s he has published eleven satiric novels, plus biographies of John Milton, Sir Walter Scott, Hilaire Belloc, and last year's much and justly praised Tolstoy. In addition, Wilson has written about Christian theology and religious affairs (How Can We Know?; The Church in Crisis...
...million fine because Walton, 70, was 17 days late in delivering a deposition. The chairman's testimony was subpoenaed for a trial in which a customer demanded $6 million after slipping in a Wal-Mart in Sulphur Springs, Texas. The tardiness penalty dwarfed the $35,658.30 the jury awarded Andrew Carrizales, a Houston mechanic, for his injuries. The company will appeal Walton's fine...
...some medical experts acknowledge that Ritalin is being overprescribed. In Georgia, Michigan, Utah and Maryland use of the drug is two or three times the national average. Says Andrew Watry, executive director of Georgia's medical board: "It's seen by some as a quick fix for behavior problems." The blame belongs not only to doctors, who sometimes give little more than cursory examinations before reaching for the prescription pad, and teachers, who want their classrooms to be peaceful. It also rests on parents, who often expect their children to be stellar performers. ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in prosperous...