Word: block
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Letteri also said the union has not yet received Harvard's offer regarding night and weekend differentials--the extra salary given officers who work undesirable shifts--which union spokesmen earlier said was a major stumbling block to any agreement...
...Houston, after only six weeks, elan claims 6,000 members (at a current $200 a year). Even more popular is Pistachio's, down the block from Neiman Marcus. The club ($100 a year) runs to silver, leather and Art Deco and boasts 16 computer-controlled projectors that spew an endless array of images (Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Tiffany diamonds, fire and snow) on the floor...
Peck alleged that "political maneuvering" among alumni and administration members to block his appointment and pave the way for the appointment of a Harvard alumnus forced him to drop out of the race. The controversy arose after a report in The Boston Globe said the committee had decided to name Peck...
Farther up the block, on Mass Ave, you'll find the local Big Pink--the Hong Kong Restaurant, or simply "the Kong." Although the food found in the first floor violates Geneva convention provisions regarding biological warfare, the bar upstairs has wonderfully tacky decor, moderately-priced good drinks, and a jukebox featuring Frank Sinatra singing "My Way." Local high school toughs take over on weekends, but during the week, Dino DiLaurentiis is right--"People gonna love Kong...
...strict sense, of course, Dassault-Breguet will not be fully nationalized. Under French law, however, the government's 34% holding of the stock will enable it to block any major corporate decisions the government does not like. For the time being, at least, Dassault will remain in charge of his empire, including Jours de France, one of the most profitable of French magazines, Château Dassault (a Saint-Émilion vineyard) and a variety of electronics companies. But there does seem to be little doubt that Dassault-Breguet's days as an independent company are numbered...