Word: blackout
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Journalists gathered at the Kennedy School of Government this weekend for a seminar on "The Media and the Congress" decried the Reagan administration's press blackout of the Grenada invasion as "outrageous" and "unconscionable...
Coping with the New York blackout was easier than fending off imports...
...garment district into darkness for three days earlier this month could have been a disaster for the industry, coming as it did in the midst of the crucial "market week" for next winter's holiday and resort wear. But the tenacious and long-beleaguered garment-makers treated the blackout as just one more obstacle to be overcome. Manufacturers moved goods by flashlight and held showings in rented rooms. Loyal buyers unable to place orders booked return visits. Even the garment workers union helped out by allowing employees to put in an extra hour a day without charging overtime...
...last week the usual traffic jams, clutter and noise had returned to Seventh Avenue, or Fashion Avenue as the industry likes to call it. Predictions that the blackout would immediately cost the district some $500 million in lost sales, half the season's total, were put aside. The latest estimate is that losses ultimately will reach only about $30 million. "This is a very resilient industry," said Eli Elias, executive director of the New York Skirt and Sportswear Association. "I guarantee you, in 30 days you'll never know there was a blackout...
...York is also being challenged by a host of new American fashion centers. Other big cities, many in the Sunbelt, have set up markets that are siphoning off a growing share of sales. So while New York was still coping with the aftereffects of the blackout last week, Atlanta was celebrating. The Atlanta Apparel Mart is the first stop after New York on the August fashion tour for many women's wear manufacturers, and customers were placing orders in Atlanta that they could not make in New York. Said Bob Edelstein, regional sales director for Crazy Horse, a sportswear...