Word: bonanzas
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...armaments were a bonanza for Chadian forces, which routed the enemy by attacking aboard Toyota pickup trucks mounted with light machine guns. Among the haul were more than 200 tanks and armored personnel carriers, countless rounds of ammunition and two giant early-warning radar systems. Western intelligence experts were delighted by the capture of three batteries of Soviet-made SA-6 surface-to-air missiles complete with radar guidance systems...
None of the celebrities, who filed jointly with their wives, were accused of any wrongdoing. But they may still have to pay huge sums in back taxes, penalties and interest. Sidney Poitier ended up with questionable deductions of $500,757, Michael Landon with $1 million, and his former Bonanza co-star Lorne Greene with $333,838. Producer Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family, has to answer for $1.5 million. CBS Chief Executive Laurence Tisch's deductions amounted to $1.1 million, while his brother Preston, the U.S. Postmaster General, benefited from a $480,508 write-off. The biggest...
Attempting to make room for spring and summer items, department stores and clothing emporia have drastically reduced their winter-item prices, creating a bonanza for bargain hunters looking to add that one last item to their winter stock...
...financially depressed New Orleans, it was an embarrassment of riches. First the city was notified by the Republican National Committee that it had been selected as the site of the 1988 G.O.P. Convention, a three-day bonanza that should generate $50 million in business. Then Democratic Chairman Paul Kirk said his committee (which had just sampled the Cajun cuisine and first- class hotels) might also choose the City That Care Forgot as its party's convention site...
...deterioration of basic, personal service is taking the fun out of the new offerings. Shoppers can now find ten kinds of mustard and a dozen varieties of vinegar in a supermarket, but where is a clerk who can give a guiding word about these products? Airlines offer a bonanza of cheap fares, but many travel agents no longer want to be bothered handling such unprofitable business. That leaves consumers on their own, so they have to grab brochures and do their homework if they hope to make a correct decision. To take advantage of consumer advances today requires a tougher...