Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dutch Schultz grew up there. In truth, Schultz still runs a beer drop in the vicinity, even though Prohibition has been repealed: "We were honored to know that our neighborhood was good enough for one of his places, we were proud we enjoyed his confidence." When he manages to attract the great man's attention and becomes what Schultz calls his "prodigy," Billy senses that destiny has blessed him "with the faintest intimation that I might be empowered. That is the feeling you get, that your life is charmed, which means among other things that it is out of your...
...that would leave the University in a major bind, professors and administrators say. Essentially, Harvard would then be forced to launch major recruiting drives for professors at a time when it has become increasingly difficult for the University to attract the top-notch scholars it has always sought...
...federal authorities," he said. "We'd be fooling ourselves to think that any substantial portion of these assets is going to be recovered." Besides the money that was simply stolen, billions of dollars were lost on high-risk investments and frittered away by paying excessively high interest rates to attract depositors...
...percent increase in the Magnet School program, up to $6 million. "Magnet" schools in Boston and Worcester offer specialized programs of study designed to encourage students fleeing the public education system to enroll in inner city schools. Proponents claim that Magnet schools attract students from throughout a school district and help alleviate racial imbalance...
...Funds for the founding of "magnet schools," which would excel in a particular subject, and would attract students from that area. Price: $100 million...