Word: collectivities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...emission-control program without further research into the causes of acid rain. The industry argues that 1) scientific data on acid rain are still fuzzy, especially in the crucial matter of precisely who is responsible; 2) costs of eliminating sulfur-dioxide emissions by installing expensive "scrubbers" (which collect harmful substances before they are expelled) are prohibitive; and 3) it is questionable whether the situation is critical enough to justify immediate action. Says Joseph Dowd, general counsel for American Electric Power, which serves 2.5 million customers in the Midwest: "Installing scrubbers could break the economic backbone of the Midwest. And there...
...criminal charges, which were also brought against Amway itself and two other top company executives, appeared to take Van Andel and DeVos by surprise. But Amway's troubles in Canada are nothing new. Two years ago the Canadians brought suit against the company to collect $118 million in back customs taxes and penalties, arguing that Amway had understated the value of the goods it was importing for sale...
...League Chew, a bestselling chewing plug-like pouch of shredded gum for sand-lot Harvey Kuenns, made Bouton rich. And he has now moved on to the diamond status symbol that really separates the men from the boys: baseball cards. (The men are on them, and the boys collect them.) Bouton has come up with a proletarian variation on the real thing, individually printed baseball cards for even the weekend rightfielder. Bouton produces regulation-size, full-color replicas with any subject's face on the front and his stats on the reverse. Cost: $25 for a minimum...
Colantuono was one of several council members who two weeks ago proposed that the body assume independent control of its $58.000 budget, and transfer the money to a local bank where it could collect interest...
...annually if held for at least five years. Higher rates will be paid if the yields on the Government's Treasury bonds and notes rise during the period. Though savers will not know for at least five years just how much more than 7.5% annually they stand to collect, the floating-rate provision at least helps protect them against rising interest rates and inflation...