Word: charterer
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...including old machine politicians and more militant black leaders, fault Gray for his coziness with Philadelphia's white power structure. But his ability to move smoothly between the two worlds has clearly paid off for blacks. In 1978 he formed a coalition with white liberals that defeated a charter-change proposal that would have allowed then Mayor Frank Rizzo another term. Gray was the first black to endorse Mayor William Green after Green won the bitter Democratic mayoral primary in 1979 over a black candidate. That helped him bargain with Green for black appointments to key city posts...
Graham used her charter tight during a public hearing to delay consideration of an application for an Urban Development Action Grant by a private development firm in the Lichmere area. She said that the council had not been given enough time to examine whether the proposed development had too much luxury housing and not enough low and moderate income availabilities...
...precisely to cope with doubts such as those expressed in Congress that Reagan two weeks ago appointed a twelve-man commission headed by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The commission's charter is to study all aspects of Central American policy and recommend a long-range plan judged capable of winning bipartisan support. But the momentum of events may not wait for the commission's report, and much of that momentum has been spurred by the Administration itself. Visiting Washington last week to get the commission organized, Kissinger announced plans to conduct a study so comprehensive that its conclusions...
...package tour in the 19th century-trains all its counselors to interview customers about their special hobbies and interests. Says Rod Fensom, Cook's Chicago-based field marketing manager: "Americans are more involved with self-enrichment travel tailored to their own individual tastes. There is a resurgence of charter travel this year to single destinations. Gone are the days of the 'If it's Tuesday, this must be Belgium' tourist...
...Burgundy, a four-day, three-night aerial adventure. Meals and wines are lavish, with matching prices: $1,700 a person for three nights. Guests who prefer water to air can join the château's six-person "gourmet barge," which costs $6,000 a week to charter, all meals and wines included. Professional travel notes: airline tickets, hotels, tours and so forth are cheaper if paid for in francs in France. The exchange rate for traveler's checks is always better at banks than hotels...