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What does someone do after pitching a record-breaking sixth major-league no- hitter? Well, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers bought a bank, the Danbury % State Bank near his hometown of Alvin, Texas. The small institution, like many others in the state, hit hard times during the oil bust and was briefly closed in 1986. But its eight employees are enthusiastic about their new owner, whose hero status figures to attract depositors. Says the cashier: "It should be good for the town, very good for the town," adding, "He's told us we'll all keep our jobs." Other...
...lasers, fireworks or fancy synthesizers. Just a bust of Beethoven and a piano--a real piano...
...forget classes for a few minutes: lace up your sneakers and bust out of the Yard. It's summer, and you're supposed to be having...
Women's colleges in general have been squeezed by two powerful trends. One is the baby bust of the late 1960s and '70s, which has meant a shrinking pool of college-age youngsters. Single-sex schools get a crack at only half that decreasing market. The other is the declining popularity of women-only education. Currently, just 3% to 11% of high school women say they would consider a women's college. Taken together, these changes have made it difficult for many all-female colleges to attract enough students to keep themselves afloat...
Harvard Square has long been known as one of the most popular places in New England to purchase LSD and other hallucinogens. At the time of the arrests, police said they expected the bust to have a "substantial impact" on drug sales in the Square...