Word: belled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rock establishment disdained this music that had such corny (harmonic) changes and featured entire bands in matching polyester, bell- bottom leisure suits," wrote Critic Enrique Fernandez in the Village Voice. But newly rediscovered merengue stars like Fernandito Villalona not only could sing on the sound track of Miami Vice but have the wardrobe for a guest shot as well. "Dominican bands look sharp," Fernandez points out. "Merengueros are image conscious. They've learned the lesson...
Habermas was introduced by President Derek C. Bok and addressed such Harvard notables as Conant University Professor John Rawls, Government Department Chairman Robert D. Putnam, Ford Professor of Social Sciences Daniel Bell, and Professor of Law Duncan M. Kennedy. A group of protesters chanted "Divest" as Bok called the lecturer to the floor...
Repeated prosecutions alone will not put the organization out of its deadly business. Veteran observers of the Mob recall the prediction of the imminent demise of the Chicago Outfit in 1943 when its seven highest hoods were convicted of shaking down Hollywood movie producers. The bell of doom seemed to be tolling nationwide in 1963 when Joseph Valachi's disclosures set off an FBI bugging war against the families. In 1975 the most successful labor racketeering prosecution in U.S. history was supposed to have cleaned up the terror-ridden East Coast waterfront from Miami to New York. None of those...
...Friday the sell-off continued in the morning. By midday a furious rally was under way, recovering more than half of Thursday's losses, but it soon fizzled. When the closing bell rang, the Dow had dropped an additional 34 points, swelling the week's loss to 141 points, the worst ever. Volume set another record, rising to 240 million. At the end of Wall Street's most hectic week, the Dow stood at 1758.72, down 161 from its September high. On the Big Board, losers outnumbered winners 4 to 1 on Friday. The American Stock Exchange and the over...
...shopping list. He plans to acquire several West Coast S and Ls and put together a financial chain that will "span the Pacific." Martin will scout out potential acquisitions and negotiate the buyouts. He will probably be busy. H.F. Holdings already has bids pending on two ailing California thrifts: Bell Savings & Loan of San Mateo and Southern California Savings & Loan of Beverly Hills...