Word: contractors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...been planning to start a plumb ing class in the high school. Jones added: "It's not unusual for a principal to look for the best quality, even if it does cost more." But state investigators discovered that both Jones and Barnes were build ing new houses. The contractor for Jones' $121,000 weekend retreat in Naples, 100 miles away, disclosed that seven weeks ago, the superintendent had ordered construction changes that could accommodate the luxury plumbing...
DiBerardinis said the study recommended hiring an outside contractor to improve the ventilation system. He plans to conduct a follow-up study this spring, now that the lead content is lower, he added...
...countries between 1971 and 1978. The largest was the $2.9 million payment to a firm, owned in part by the deposed Shah of Iran's brother-in-law, in connection with the purchase of 489 helicopters for $500 million. The SEC also revealed that Textron, a major defense contractor, spent $600,000 between 1971 and 1978 entertaining Pentagon officials in violation of Defense Department rules...
Miller's "I did not know" defense rests uneasily with former business colleagues. Said an executive with a top Defense Department contractor: "I find it inconceivable that he didn't know about the special payments or whatever you want to call them. One disbursement for $2.9 million ought to get a little attention...
...slopes, but no support facilities for the Games and no idea of how to go about building them. Says the Rev. Bernard Fell, an ebullient former policeman who is president of the Lake Placid Organizing Committee: "None of us were trained in managing a construction project or picking a contractor. We didn't even know there had to be environmental impact studies, and they've cost us three-quarters of a million bucks...