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...been taken out of the bankruptcy courts and into the civil courts, where the superior resources of the firms may be more effectively brought to bear. Filing for bankruptcy now becomes even more of a gamble, and the new opportunity to threaten labor-contract rejection is a fresh chip for management whenever it deals with the unions...

Author: By D. JOSEPH Menn, | Title: A Bankrupt Decision | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

Next thing we knew, George McGovern, the son of a pastor and an obvious chip off the old block, was running (badly) for President. Jimmy Carter (who made it) and John Anderson (who did not) were virtually lay ministers before and during their political careers. Now we are inundated with Presidents and candidates who have a strong evangelical tinge or background. Both Walter Mondale and his wife are the children of preachers. Gary Hart, who once planned to become a minister, comes out of deep Bible country in Kansas, attended a religious college, then went on to the Yale Divinity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency by Hugh Sidey: Taking Cues from on High | 3/19/1984 | See Source »

COLUMBIA (77)-Mark Lay 2-0-4; Carl Scholz 3-0-6; George Meikle 5-0-10; Dale Smith 1-1-3; Mark Settles 10-0-20; Chip Adams 3-0-6; Sean Couch 6-2-14; Todd Williams 3-0-6; Paul Lee 0-0-0; Tom Gwydir 3-2-8; Ron petrunoff 0-0-0; Mark Murphy 0-0-0. Totals 36-5-77; Fouled out; none...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: It's All Over for Second Place Cagers | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

...convicted Gallego, 37, a former truck driver, of kidnaping a college couple, raping the woman and then killing both students. Gallego, whose father Gerald was executed in Mississippi in 1955 after a murder conviction, was sentenced to die. Says James Morris, the chief prosecutor: "He's a chip off the old block...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Sure | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...personal computers, on loan from IBM, are especially designed for CS 11, and are equipped with an additional chip to provide the necessary power to complete the course assignments, Martin explains...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Desktop Computers May Gain Larger Role in Courses | 2/25/1984 | See Source »

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