Word: bread
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...music, he was looking for food: hot tamales, crawfish, gumbo, red beans and rice, barbecue, barbecued shrimp. On a dirt road to nowhere, he stopped at a place called Booga Bottom Store and was served, by a waitress named Heardacine Kemp, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, crowder peas, sliced tomatoes, corn bread and iced tea. There was no menu; you simply sat and accepted the day's fare. "Mississippi," said White. "God love...
Illegal insider trading can take many forms. Advance knowledge that a company is about to introduce a new product, issue a spectacular earnings report or even be the subject of a flattering story can enable investors to reap easy profits on timely stock trades. But the bread and butter of inside traders is tips about takeover bids...
Prisoners have long earned their daily bread. In the 19th century, convicts at Sing Sing worked as blacksmiths and carpenters. More recently, inmates have manufactured license plates and toiled on chain gangs performing road repairs. Now, though, increasing numbers of prisoners are taking on a more refined line of work: answering telephone inquiries for corporate and government employers...
...South African government does not subsidize Black children who suffer from malnutrition, but does provide funds for whites and "coloreds," he said. Each contribution of $50 will feed five children with milk and bread for six months, Kriseman estimated...
This strike concerns a principle of critical importance for all working women--equal pay for comparable worth. Carl Icahn, president of TWA, has attempted to justify these cuts with the myth that women deserve less pay because they are not the "primary bread winners" for their families...