Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mobil's bid for Marathon seemed doomed almost from the start. The company suffered defeat after defeat in a series of legal battles fought on several fronts. Last week a federal district court judge in Cleveland again upheld his own decision that the Mobil takeover would reduce competition among gasoline retailers in the Middle West and should not be permitted. Only a few days earlier, another federal court judge in Columbus denied Mobil's request to stop U.S. Steel's offer for Marathon...
...since 1978, while sales have gone from $34.8 million to almost $100 million. The company's fastest-growing market at present is the U.S., where annual sales this year will almost double to $13 million. After opening new shops last month in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Cleveland and outside Chicago, Laura Ashley now has 15 stores in the U.S. The firm plans to open ten more next year...
...well to meet the minimal needs of the poor. Republican Mayor William Hudnut of Indianapolis endorsed the trend toward decentralization of government, but warned: "You cannot dismiss the poor. It's like saying 'Let them eat cake' when they don't even have bread." Protested Cleveland's Republican Mayor George Voinovich: "If you're going to cut programs it should be done with a scalpel and not a meat ax . . . Otherwise, we're in the strange position where a single national purpose is supposed to be pursued in 50 different ways with...
Philadelphia 131, Cleveland...
...Angeles Dodgers traded pitcher Rick Sutcliffe and second baseman Jack Perconte to the Cleveland Indians yesterday for infielder/outfielder Jorge Orta and a player to be named later. The Yankees sent pitcher Fred Tolliver to Cincinnati to complete the Ken Griffey deal, and signed Gene Michael to a contract to manage the club...