Word: bulled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Bull. In a departure from Saturday morning, ABC has produced a half-hour Sunday show called Make a Wish. Its visual effects are the best of any of the junior programs: fast cuts, flashy graphics and clever manipulation of sight and sound. Each program is limited to two subjects and is hosted by Tom Chapin, a personable, hairy chap wearing an embroidered work shirt and bellbottoms, who sings nicely and plays a good guitar. Last week's première segment dealt with the words bull and fly. The visuals ran rapidly through the various kinds of "bull"-bullfrog...
...aside enough money each year to meet pension obligations. In some cases, fund managers plowed millions into speculative stocks during the 1968-69 bull market only to see their investments shrivel during the 1970 slide. Other companies did not bank enough money during lean years, and are now burdened with enormous liabilities. Uniroyal Inc. "owes" $450 million to its fund; Western Union, which last year paid the equivalent of $2 per share to meet its fund obligations, would have to pay 44% of company assets-$365 million-to fund its pension plan fully. - Set new standards for the administration...
Barbed Wire. The fans attending the boxing match in a Cali bull ring also went wild when U.S. Middleweight Reginald Jones was awarded a close decision over Colombia's Bonifacio Avila Jones and his handlers had to be escorted out of the arena under a barrage of rocks and bottles. Noting the crowd's partisan cheering throughout the games, U.S. Decathlon Star Russ Hodge said: "They don't like us. Even in Russia they gave us better applause than they do here for a good performance...
...about as much money as a Ford dealer makes on twelve Pintos. Not surprisingly, though the number of U.S. auto dealerships is diminishing, Lincoln-Mercury's organization is growing. Bidwell himself signed up 47 new dealers in the past year or so. Says he: "You can't bull the public about cars. All the pizazz in the world can't hide an ineffective dealer organization or a poor product." Bidwell obviously thinks he has the right products. "Little cars and luxury cars are selling well," he notes, "and we happen to be one of the few divisions...
...regulars among the Jelly Bellies, while Oiley the Pot and Fast Trowel Mazz linger at Duffy's in Manhattan. Even the lingo is special. A "ton" means that a player has scored five 20s (or 100 points), while "top of the shop" is a double 20. Three bull's-eyes in one round is called "three...