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Word: avise (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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President Richard Nixon is "an astrological island surrounded by water," according to Washington Astrologer Hal Gould. Nixon, whose sign is the earth sign of Capricorn, is surrounded by the three water signs of Pisces (Wife Pat and Daughter Tricia), Cancer (Daughter Julie, and the confirmation of Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 6, 1971 | 12/6/1971 | See Source »

Subject to court approval, the parts to be severed are the Canteen Corp., Grinell Corp.'s fire protection division, Avis (Rent a Car) Inc., ITT-Levitt home builders, and the Hamilton and ITT life insurance companies. Geneen will have two years to dispose of the first two firms, three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGLOMERATES: Trimming a Colossus | 8/16/1971 | See Source »

There are 733,000 licensed pilots in the U.S. and 129,000 light aircraft available for them to use. Most of the pilots cannot afford to buy a plane, and renting them is not always easy. Outside of Lease-A-Plane, the aircraft-rental field is a crazy quilt of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EXECUTIVES: This Plane for Hire | 3/29/1971 | See Source »

Under normal circumstances, Madison Avenue would love Augustine Gizzi, a New Jersey truck driver and a true believer in advertising slogans. Trouble is, Gizzi not only believes, he goes out and acts on his beliefs. As a result, he has cast a legal pall over scores of sloganeers ranging from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Stars in His Eyes | 2/22/1971 | See Source »

Very cagily−since by this time I was certain that Howard knew every detail about my every move−I booked to Phoenix not on TWA but on United. When I got there, I rented not a Hertz or an Avis but a local firm's car. I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Midnight Ride with Howard Hughes | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

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