Word: boosting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...priority," but took only a few modest steps in that direction. Takeshita made new proposals to give American construction companies greater access to Japanese public works projects. He also promised that his government would strive to hold down interest rates, which could help stimulate Japan's economy and boost demand for imports from the U.S. Both men said that the dollar's three-year fall against the yen had gone far enough...
...crucial to keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession in 1988. After five years of economic expansion, American consumers may begin to slow their spending, especially in the wake of October's stock crash. But foreign demand for U.S. goods could keep American factories humming and boost capital spending as companies strive to increase their production. Many economists think the U.S. is on the verge of becoming the sort of export- driven economy that West Germany and Japan have been over the past quarter- century...
...record their viewing), and the program jumped back up to No. 1. Rather, who on the air showed the stress of troubled times, appears reinvigorated and relaxed, and the show has an attractive new set and swelling theme music. In an effort to give the newscast a further boost, correspondents from 60 Minutes will start showing up for weekly stints as analysts; Mike Wallace is set for this week...
...fare hikes have been confined to the Big Apple. Cineplex Odeon, the Canadian-based chain that first raised the tariff, claims it has no plans to boost prices at its 1,614 other screens in North America. In Hollywood, as well as in Washington, Boston and Chicago, $6 is still tops, while $5.50 gets you through the door in Houston, and $5 is the limit in Atlanta and Cleveland. But Gordon Crawford, a California entertainment analyst, predicts that by the end of 1988 fans in Los Angeles will be paying $7. Some Angelenos seem sanguine at the prospect. "Movies...
...nothing else, the 1988 campaign gives Haig a chance to vindicate himself: he is not crazy, he is in control, and he feels he was right in his losing battle against his small-minded colleagues in the Reagan White House. Critics who accuse him of merely trying to boost future lecture fees are missing the point. Haig means it when he asserts that he would be a good President, tough and clear-minded on issues ranging from the deficit to arms control. His ideas are, in fact, sophisticated and sensible. Haig knows his chances are dim. He blames the system...