Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fashioned duplicating machines in an age of Xerox copiers when Roy Ash, former head of Litton Industries and Budget Director in the Nixon Administration, took over in 1976 as chairman. Ash immediately began buying up companies that manufactured electronic office equipment and moved the company headquarters from Cleveland to Los Angeles. The new products, including word processors, copier devices and credit-card billing systems, soaked up millions of dollars in development costs, and AM International's profits fell sharply. In February 1981 Ash resigned and was replaced by Black...
...remark reflected the widely held misconception that one of the nation's bestselling candy bars, the Baby Ruth, was named for legendary Yankee Star Babe Ruth. In fact, it was named for President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth. Even so, Reggie got his wish. Curtiss, which also makes the Baby Ruth, in 1977 decided to create a new candy bar of chocolate, caramel and peanuts in a bright orange wrapper. Its name: Reggie! The Reggie! bar, though, never became a high-volume contender at candy counters outside New York, and Curtiss is now retiring Reggie! from its lineup...
Phoenix 101, Cleveland...
Denver 147, Cleveland...
...Cleveland at Phoenix...