Word: columbus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will be as if we ourselves were able to witness great Caesar's shock as he reels before the daggers inside the Roman Senate, Columbus' triumphant smile as he spies the dim outline of the New World, Washington's hope and anxiety as he crosses the icy Delaware to surprise the Hessians in their Christmas celebrations. "Can you imagine having had thousands of candid and honest pictures of Charlemagne, Kublai Khan or Abraham Lincoln?" asks Yoichi Okamoto, who was official photographer to Lyndon Johnson. Okamoto's excitement is catching. Photojournalism has known many great days since...
...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...
...Theater, happening so awkwardly here, so long after we have lost all interest in the characters, serves only to leave an unpleasant taste of dissatisfaction and cheapness. Bill Young plays the established writer Arthur with a mince and grating voice I never thought to find north of Columbus avenue. Michael Sacks, as the young Edmond, swishes around in a role clearly a couple of sizes too large for him. It might be kindly suggested to him that he take advantage of the Christmas season to return it for one that fits his limited capacity more closely. Lynn Bowman, the cleaning...
...since the days of Columbus. Cortes and Cartier has America had such allure for fortune seekers from abroad. Throughout the turbulent 1970s more and more Europeans. Japanese and even Arabs looked to the U.S. as a haven of political stability and the world's biggest, most lucrative marketplace. A cheap dollar in relation to their strong currencies made American ventures all the more attractive. Foreign investment in U.S. firms has surged from $13.2 billion in 1970 to $65.5 bill ion last year...
...Columbus Day, usually a time to honor man's thirst for discovery. But in Danbury this year, it is a time for nostalgia and reflection. Tonight the big top is closing down for good. "We always say see you next year," Yaple muses. "This year, we aren't saying anything. We're all disappearing in the darkness...