Word: attractions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ranging from the carefree chirit, a long-bodied squirrel that moves by hunching its body inchworm-style, to the flooer, whose large pinkish ears mimic a flower to attract edible bees, Dixon's future zoo may suggest an imagination gone wild. But he is talking about a period 50 million years from now. And nature, the great experimenter, has already created creatures just as outrageous. -By Peter Stoler
...environmentalists, consumerists hope to parlay the backlash against Reagan's policies into increased contributions. Next week, for example, loyalists will gather in Washington to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Nader's Public Interest Research Groups and Public Citizen. These days, Nader has no qualms about trying to attract "fat cat" contributors; the dinner will cost $1,000 a plate...
Long-term bonds suffered, and badly. Their yields rose with the general level of interest rates, up to 17% for some high-quality corporate offerings. But the record yield levels failed to attract investors, who saw no reason to tie up their money for as long as 40 years of perhaps volatile bond prices and high inflation...
...percentage point. But all Boston savings institutions were outbid by Merchants Bank of Burlington, Vt., which promised to pay 50% on an annual basis-for one month. Said Merchants Bank President Dudley Davis: "This is one of the few opportunities to guarantee a margin of profit for the bank, attract new customers and provide a profitable return to the investor...
...faithfully reflected the "cliff-dwellers" in the nation's capital. Later, attempting to change with the times, but perhaps too late in doing so, proud papers like these became more like the QE2 with its disco sounds and mod settings-up to date but still not able to attract the crowds...