Word: blockings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other businesses have recently vacated the block of Massachusetts Avenue on which Chi-Chi's is located. Orson Welles Cinema, which was damaged by fire last spring, and the store on the corner have both been gutted. Videosmith and 1001 Plays are the two remaining businesses on the block...
...that Kent-Brown interact with the numerous protesters against apartheid who were outside the Science Center. As it seemed clear that the University's plan was to spirit him out the back doors of Science Center D in the same way that he was brought in, we acted to block the back doors peacefully and nonviolently "only so that he will leave by the front doors." We remained silent throughout this action and made no attempt to rush the podium or obstruct passage through the lobby doors; our intent was to ensure his eventual exit through the lobby...
...state attorneys general last week voted unanimously to adopt merger guidelines that are stricter than those used by the Justice Department. Many states may now try to block some deals, no matter what the Federal Government says. Still, any legislation and legal action to curb megadeals will take time. Until then, says Wallace Turner, a broker at Manhattan-based Smith Barney, "takeover plays are alive and well." And plenty of stockbrokers, investors, traders and dealmakers intend to get in on the action while it lasts...
...Keller and a good serve by Ian Dyer closed the gap, and Chris Culbertson's block into the corner eventually tied the game...
...will continue to do so for the rest of the century. It's I a.m. I'm on my way to Store 24. A man mumbles something as I pass. I run through my pockets--no change. I was on my way to the bank. I'm almost a block away by now, and I hold up my hands and say at him, "Sorry, broke...