Word: closers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...largest is owned by Great Midwest Corp., a land-development company that is a subsidiary of Hunt Midwest Enterprises, which in turn is 90% owned by Texas Oilman Lamar Hunt. From a distance, the rocky bluff along the Missouri River does not look any different from the surrounding area. Closer up, just below a mixed herd of grazing Angus and Hereford cattle, a hole in the bluff can be seen with big semitrailers going in and out. The address: 8300 N.E. Underground Drive. From another nearby hole rumbles a Burlington Northern freight train...
...Hannah creates a sequel as sideshow. The true star is Hannah's protean comic prose. He can deadpan with the best of them. Says Bob Smith, explaining why he has stolen a dead friend's extensive collection of books: "I never had an education except school." Even closer to Hannah's talent is rhetorical display. A description of Levaster: "He was wretched-looking; around him was a sodden shirt printed with unlikely blazing flora. It made you think of the flag of a tropical nation that had long since collapsed from bad taste...
Varsity Liquors (1390 Mass Ave) This store tucked away at the corner of JFK St, and Mass. Ave next to the Tasty, has a smaller selection than the Pro but is a few steps closer to the Square. It offers Bud for $14 99 and Heincken Gordon's goes for $6.99 a liter and Beefeater for $11 a fifth. Varsity is open 9 a.m. 10:30 p.m. every day except for Sunday...
...breakfast with TIME editors in New York City, Hawke noted that it was a Labor government during World War II that moved away from Australia's historic tie to Britain toward a closer U.S.-Australia relationship. He added: "I did say [to Reagan], and I repeat it, that that relationship would not be one of sycophancy or unquestioning acceptance of every decision of the United States." When Australia disagrees with the U.S., he promised, "we won't be slow to tell...
...canceled, and a fourth unit is endangered. Last week things got even worse. The Washington State Supreme Court unexpectedly ruled that nearly 30 public utilities did not have to pay their share of the $2.25 billion owed WPPSS for building costs. The decision pushed the system a step closer to the ultimate whoops!-the largest municipal default in history...