Word: austin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...damage assessment [on Ames] will be coming out in five to six months and I guarantee it will make you sick to your stomach," Hitz told an audience of 70 in Austin Hall. "This dog, sloppy spy though he was, earned his money...
...none too generous government checks. And they will punish any legislator who doesn't swear to keep hands off the system with the electoral equivalent of burning at the stake. This attitude certainly exists, and not only among older Americans of modest means. Leonard Schwartz, 52, a lawyer in Austin, Texas, earns a six-figure income and has built up a sizable nest egg for the retirement he hopes to start early. Even so, he's worried. "I'm going to be relying in part on those [Social Security] benefits. If they start cutting in 10 or 15 years, after...
LAMAR ALEXANDER HAD JUST CONCLUDED a six-city campaign swing through Iowa last Wednesday and was reworking the speech he was to deliver the next morning in Austin, Texas, home state of one of his toughest rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Huddled with a pair of top aides, Alexander suggested a new introduction: "I've come here today to announce my support for Phil Gramm ... [long pause] ... for re-election to the U.S. Senate." The three men had scarcely stopped laughing when Alexander's cellular phone began to chirp. The caller was Ross Perot, who complimented Alexander...
...help in bringing the transactions to a conclusion as well. Real estate agents are discovering online as an efficient way to sell properties. The Homes and Land Publishing Corp.'s Website lists homes nationwide -- by state, then by city (there are 110 communities under the Michigan heading alone). The Austin Real Estate Connection in Texas gives information on the full range of home-buying services, from photographs of the houses to the names of builders and mortgage lenders, lawyers and title companies. Using a search program, prospective buyers can enter preferences, such as price range, style, school district and number...
...with The Mousetrap-this interactive comedy is one of the best-kept successes in show business. In 1980 Shear Madness was capitalized at $60,000. Since then it has grossed $54 million while playing to 3.8 million people in 23,000 performances in the U.S. (St. Louis, Philadelphia and Austin as well as the cities mentioned above) and around the world (Montreal, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Budapest)-but never in New York City, the titular capital of live theater. Many audience members are repeaters, genial cultists; they come back bringing their friends and looking for the differences...