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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...arrived accompanied by Carla Schrom, a Dayton's investigator posing as a crooked store employee, and presented Jim and Stacy, who were visiting, with a Coach briefcase, a Baccarat crystal eagle and three suits. They allegedly bought the crystal and leather but declined the suits, demanding Armanis instead. This provoked a flurry of activity, since the nearby Dayton's didn't carry the favored designer in 42-long. Officers had to fetch some from the chain's Minneapolis branch. But the delay may have paid off, since by the time the new loot arrived, the elder Dicks were home. After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THEY DIDN'T PAY RETAIL | 12/23/1996 | See Source »

Musically speaking, Plumtree is always shifting, adapting their techniques to produce new flavors and textures. In the new album's opening song, "Tropical," Carla Gillis (lead guitarist and singer) declares, "I'm sick of your morals, I'm sick of them, My mother told me what to do today!" Yet behind this repetition, two guitarists piece together a surf-rock riff, while the bass (Amanda Braden) roots the song's fervent movement with hard-driving chords. In "The Phone, the Phone," sisters Lynette and Carla blend two different vocal styles and come up with a wonderfully complementary sound. One sister...

Author: By Luke Z. Fenchel, | Title: Plumtree Is Happy Music | 10/31/1996 | See Source »

...crowds. Though they captured the world title in 1991, the U.S. players still won little fame and no full-time jobs. The team virtually disbanded for two years before reassembling for the 1995 world championships. "We are here because we love to play the game," says team captain Carla Overbeck. "For years we played for nothing. But we played because of the friendships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GIRLS OF SUMMER | 8/12/1996 | See Source »

...years have elected to keep them out. In Nebraska, a state ban on corporate farms has sharply slowed their growth. Elsewhere, opponents have used zoning and environmental laws to block plans for new farms. Residents are also seeking to shut plants now in operation. "The smells are horrendous," complains Carla Smalts, an Oklahoma farm wife who has sued to prevent a pig palace from opening near her home. She's also helping to coordinate anti-hog farm movements in five states. In Colorado, where water rights are often a heated issue, Travis, Dobler and an organization called Alliance Conserving Tomorrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOGGING THE TABLE | 3/18/1996 | See Source »

...Carla R. Imperial, a designated tutor in Currier House, says the role of the tutors is critical in providing advice to gay students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gay Students Receive Support | 3/12/1996 | See Source »

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